diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/ael1002.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/ael1002.c
index 5c3c05da4d96338e3f80e659c3c6e09d0017121b..e1b22490ff597e439bbb1deb90b3638d59dfdb6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/ael1002.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/ael1002.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,8 @@ static int ael2005_reset(struct cphy *phy, int wait)
 		{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
 	};
 
-	int err, lasi_ctrl;
+	int err;
+	unsigned int lasi_ctrl;
 
 	err = mdio_read(phy, MDIO_DEV_PMA_PMD, LASI_CTRL, &lasi_ctrl);
 	if (err)