diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
index d966b29b45ee..348c17ce72f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ il_eeprom_init(struct il_priv *il)
 	u32 gp = _il_rd(il, CSR_EEPROM_GP);
 	int sz;
 	int ret;
-	u16 addr;
+	int addr;
 
 	/* allocate eeprom */
 	sz = il->cfg->eeprom_size;