diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index b2da079cd696938d62d5fbd8dcd2df386c36813d..02c11a7f7d29e80c533b48894e5ee0b5619a9c91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ int i40e_vc_process_vf_msg(struct i40e_pf *pf, u16 vf_id, u32 v_opcode,
 			   u32 v_retval, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 {
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
-	int local_vf_id = vf_id - hw->func_caps.vf_base_id;
+	unsigned int local_vf_id = vf_id - hw->func_caps.vf_base_id;
 	struct i40e_vf *vf;
 	int ret;