diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 82c9adf64d950..2577757356d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void i40evf_fire_sw_int(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, u32 mask)
 {
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	int i;
-	uint32_t dyn_ctl;
+	u32 dyn_ctl;
 
 	if (mask & 1) {
 		dyn_ctl = rd32(hw, I40E_VFINT_DYN_CTL01);