diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_framing.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_framing.h
index d5e795dcdf47ae824d663707f3353eb1563d6ba4..8b385e6f22c9ab35aed03c42f9f0f38dc4b63f06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_framing.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_framing.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct qcafrm_handle {
 	enum qcafrm_state state;
 
 	/* Offset in buffer (borrowed for length too) */
-	s16 offset;
+	u16 offset;
 
 	/* Frame length as kept by this module */
 	u16 len;