diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 67cbebe1ff3f25df795f4204323ebf10e8cad5b8..0398c86226f00cca75186425610bcedb48f82fb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static void
 ice_prepare_for_reset(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct ice_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
-	u8 i;
+	int i;
 
 	/* already prepared for reset */
 	if (test_bit(__ICE_PREPARED_FOR_RESET, pf->state))