diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 7a257360c4201a6c9dab3e21ab43a09f724ce8d3..2f35d4c51f344332461a0b8e2f4b19cc2a6986a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ int wmi_call(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u16 cmdid, void *buf, u16 len,
 	     u16 reply_id, void *reply, u8 reply_size, int to_msec)
 {
 	int rc;
-	int remain;
+	unsigned long remain;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wil->wmi_mutex);