diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 7f43c48f54cd..13523b0a0642 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct devlink_port {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct list_head param_list;
 	struct devlink *devlink;
-	unsigned index;
+	unsigned int index;
 	bool registered;
 	spinlock_t type_lock; /* Protects type and type_dev
 			       * pointer consistency.
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 650f36379203..b7091329987a 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static struct devlink *devlink_get_from_info(struct genl_info *info)
 }
 
 static struct devlink_port *devlink_port_get_by_index(struct devlink *devlink,
-						      int port_index)
+						      unsigned int port_index)
 {
 	struct devlink_port *devlink_port;
 
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ static struct devlink_port *devlink_port_get_by_index(struct devlink *devlink,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static bool devlink_port_index_exists(struct devlink *devlink, int port_index)
+static bool devlink_port_index_exists(struct devlink *devlink,
+				      unsigned int port_index)
 {
 	return devlink_port_get_by_index(devlink, port_index);
 }