diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 71854a19cebef597fdf6289da071813c8bdb72fe..38024877751c409c167dd91e36a8c41a134a708b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -5701,7 +5701,7 @@ static int init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	whoami = t4_read_reg(adapter, PL_WHOAMI_A);
 	pci_read_config_word(pdev, PCI_DEVICE_ID, &device_id);
 	chip = t4_get_chip_type(adapter, CHELSIO_PCI_ID_VER(device_id));
-	if (chip < 0) {
+	if ((int)chip < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Device %d is not supported\n", device_id);
 		err = chip;
 		goto out_free_adapter;