diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
index f5aacaf7fb8ef..ca24ce34da766 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
@@ -1951,9 +1951,10 @@ static int nldev_stat_set_counter_dynamic_doit(struct nlattr *tb[],
 					       u32 port)
 {
 	struct rdma_hw_stats *stats;
-	int rem, i, index, ret = 0;
 	struct nlattr *entry_attr;
 	unsigned long *target;
+	int rem, i, ret = 0;
+	u32 index;
 
 	stats = ib_get_hw_stats_port(device, port);
 	if (!stats)