diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index 14a2d11581da7ededf0eff4ca09293a277853b2d..3763036710aedfc38768793c44388b70375ae71b 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops nfc_genl_ops[] = {
 
 struct urelease_work {
 	struct	work_struct w;
-	int	portid;
+	u32	portid;
 };
 
 static void nfc_urelease_event_work(struct work_struct *work)