diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index ff50a7bd66d864506ec65aef1b63f45ce5d36e36..9e738104c2a1664cec2d9a6c78df455dcec66aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ struct ipoib_dev_priv {
 	u32		  qkey;
 
 	union ib_gid local_gid;
-	u16	     local_lid;
+	u32	     local_lid;
 
 	unsigned int admin_mtu;
 	unsigned int mcast_mtu;