diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index f48c04281cbe505152fcff9a2780f2e6e1b53c17..f48186a89fa1463a547d6a20635e31164e0fd804 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -3210,7 +3210,7 @@ static void rtl819x_update_rxcounts(struct r8192_priv *priv, u32 *TotalRxBcnNum,
 			     u32 *TotalRxDataNum)
 {
 	u16			SlotIndex;
-	u8			i;
+	u16			i;
 
 	*TotalRxBcnNum = 0;
 	*TotalRxDataNum = 0;