diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index c4ba51dd213f1..c1de05646a02e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2873,7 +2873,7 @@ int nvme_init_identify(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 		return ret;
 	}
 	page_shift = NVME_CAP_MPSMIN(ctrl->cap) + 12;
-	ctrl->sqsize = min_t(int, NVME_CAP_MQES(ctrl->cap), ctrl->sqsize);
+	ctrl->sqsize = min_t(u16, NVME_CAP_MQES(ctrl->cap), ctrl->sqsize);
 
 	if (ctrl->vs >= NVME_VS(1, 1, 0))
 		ctrl->subsystem = NVME_CAP_NSSRC(ctrl->cap);