diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index 4047e29acb3b0..25dae3f8f5c2d 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int __nci_request(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 	__u32 timeout)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	unsigned long completion_rc;
+	long completion_rc;
 
 	ndev->req_status = NCI_REQ_PEND;