diff --git a/keyboards/mxss/rgblight.c b/keyboards/mxss/rgblight.c
index da7959c6a..73f94f3ab 100644
--- a/keyboards/mxss/rgblight.c
+++ b/keyboards/mxss/rgblight.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void rgblight_step_reverse(void) {
   rgblight_mode(mode);
 }
 
-uint32_t rgblight_get_mode(void) {
+uint8_t rgblight_get_mode(void) {
   if (!rgblight_config.enable) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/quantum/rgb_matrix.c b/quantum/rgb_matrix.c
index 82d36177b..2ed36304d 100644
--- a/quantum/rgb_matrix.c
+++ b/quantum/rgb_matrix.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ void rgb_matrix_mode_noeeprom(uint8_t mode) {
     rgb_matrix_config.mode = mode;
 }
 
-uint32_t rgb_matrix_get_mode(void) {
+uint8_t rgb_matrix_get_mode(void) {
     return rgb_matrix_config.mode;
 }
 
diff --git a/quantum/rgb_matrix.h b/quantum/rgb_matrix.h
index 0cfeb4e06..e43532d11 100644
--- a/quantum/rgb_matrix.h
+++ b/quantum/rgb_matrix.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void rgb_matrix_increase_speed(void);
 void rgb_matrix_decrease_speed(void);
 void rgb_matrix_mode(uint8_t mode);
 void rgb_matrix_mode_noeeprom(uint8_t mode);
-uint32_t rgb_matrix_get_mode(void);
+uint8_t rgb_matrix_get_mode(void);
 
 #ifndef RGBLIGHT_ENABLE
 #define rgblight_toggle() rgb_matrix_toggle()
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight.c b/quantum/rgblight.c
index ae5dca188..23420ddd8 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight.c
+++ b/quantum/rgblight.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void rgblight_step_reverse(void) {
   rgblight_step_reverse_helper(true);
 }
 
-uint32_t rgblight_get_mode(void) {
+uint8_t rgblight_get_mode(void) {
   if (!rgblight_config.enable) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight.h b/quantum/rgblight.h
index 99ede43c5..65dda3f52 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight.h
+++ b/quantum/rgblight.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void rgblight_enable(void);
 void rgblight_disable(void);
 void rgblight_step(void);
 void rgblight_step_reverse(void);
-uint32_t rgblight_get_mode(void);
+uint8_t rgblight_get_mode(void);
 void rgblight_mode(uint8_t mode);
 void rgblight_set(void);
 void rgblight_update_dword(uint32_t dword);