diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/mega_common.h b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/mega_common.h
index 8cd0bd1d0f7c1b65393e8bf240e6ac8fdd28a37b..b50e27e660244ebf6e11a79adb8543557981742b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/mega_common.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/mega_common.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint8_t			max_lun;
 
 	uint32_t		unique_id;
-	uint8_t			irq;
+	int			irq;
 	uint8_t			ito;
 	caddr_t			ibuf;
 	dma_addr_t		ibuf_dma_h;