diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 1514c2a61fc3..fd8d0e33f2a1 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 3cfc15103aa56c2c7ee6dd312c24a8d1697bade1
+refs/heads/master: 99bb25793e4bb8e9b633ea001dd7312b5967385a
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c b/trunk/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
index 983981666800..238e9c72cb3a 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static u32 uli526x_cr6_user_set;
 /* For module input parameter */
 static int debug;
 static u32 cr6set;
-static unsigned char mode = 8;
+static int mode = 8;
 
 /* function declaration ------------------------------------- */
 static int uli526x_open(struct net_device *);