diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 2aaf268b1990..d6fea061094d 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c8d338c8dbc4461a6de1171c2332b8ed547f8f3b
+refs/heads/master: 35fbd397f0ce2addd5ab889bf0bcd95f45837e3e
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c b/trunk/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
index 07c9be6a6bbf..a85a60a93deb 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
@@ -2630,7 +2630,7 @@ static int get_interface(struct slgt_info *info, int __user *if_mode)
 static int set_interface(struct slgt_info *info, int if_mode)
 {
  	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned char val;
+	unsigned short val;
 
 	DBGINFO(("%s set_interface=%x)\n", info->device_name, if_mode));
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&info->lock,flags);