diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index 27dc181c4c9b64189170b52b5a941accdb5e26e3..03d31e52b399945186b79410a12d7c8292b4db4d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -3208,7 +3208,7 @@ static void rtl819x_update_rxcounts(struct r8192_priv *priv, u32 *TotalRxBcnNum,
 			     u32 *TotalRxDataNum)
 {
 	u16			SlotIndex;
-	u8			i;
+	u16			i;
 
 	*TotalRxBcnNum = 0;
 	*TotalRxDataNum = 0;