diff --git a/include/linux/if_team.h b/include/linux/if_team.h
index 174f43f43affc1dcfd7a4a67a0efcf06547607fb..c05216a8fbac95cb34a123d70b76431888f35ed7 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_team.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_team.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static inline struct team_port *team_get_port_by_index(struct team *team,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline int team_num_to_port_index(struct team *team, int num)
+static inline int team_num_to_port_index(struct team *team, unsigned int num)
 {
 	int en_port_count = ACCESS_ONCE(team->en_port_count);