diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index bc0881214..95a4c12d9 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ struct spdk_bdev_io {
 			uint64_t length;
 		} flush;
 		struct {
-			int32_t type;
+			enum spdk_bdev_reset_type type;
 		} reset;
 	} u;
 
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ struct spdk_bdev_io *spdk_bdev_flush(struct spdk_bdev *bdev,
 				     spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg);
 int spdk_bdev_io_submit(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io);
 void spdk_bdev_do_work(void *ctx);
-int spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, int reset_type,
+int spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, enum spdk_bdev_reset_type reset_type,
 		    spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg);
 
 /* The remaining functions are intended to be called from within
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index aadfdbb27..ed9bac8cd 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ spdk_bdev_flush(struct spdk_bdev *bdev,
 }
 
 int
-spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, int reset_type,
+spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, enum spdk_bdev_reset_type reset_type,
 		spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io;
diff --git a/test/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev/scsi_bdev_ut.c b/test/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev/scsi_bdev_ut.c
index 74d04399e..e00e17665 100644
--- a/test/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev/scsi_bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev/scsi_bdev_ut.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ spdk_bdev_unmap(struct spdk_bdev *bdev,
 }
 
 int
-spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, int reset_type,
+spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, enum spdk_bdev_reset_type reset_type,
 		spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	return 0;