diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
index c6f838d922a5..294ced3cc227 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static int c_can_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 1);
 		priv->raminit_ctrlreg = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
-		if (IS_ERR(priv->raminit_ctrlreg) || priv->instance < 0)
+		if (IS_ERR(priv->raminit_ctrlreg) || (int)priv->instance < 0)
 			dev_info(&pdev->dev, "control memory is not used for raminit\n");
 		else
 			priv->raminit = c_can_hw_raminit;