diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 671256d325258eac5f0d2f3a631789d92ce96183..4969f647db888a3b677b7a952ff39e63d4759552 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -4300,7 +4300,8 @@ static cycle_t e1000e_cyclecounter_read(const struct cyclecounter *cc)
 	}
 
 	if ((hw->mac.type == e1000_82574) || (hw->mac.type == e1000_82583)) {
-		u64 incvalue, time_delta, rem, temp;
+		u64 time_delta, rem, temp;
+		u32 incvalue;
 		int i;
 
 		/* errata for 82574/82583 possible bad bits read from SYSTIMH/L