diff --git a/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c b/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
index 0cc9ac856fe2..ed2123129e0e 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int fdp_nci_send_patch(struct nci_dev *ndev, u8 conn_id, u8 type)
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned long len;
-	u8 max_size, payload_size;
+	int max_size, payload_size;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if ((type == NCI_PATCH_TYPE_OTP && !info->otp_patch) ||
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ static int fdp_nci_send_patch(struct nci_dev *ndev, u8 conn_id, u8 type)
 
 	while (len) {
 
-		payload_size = min_t(unsigned long, (unsigned long) max_size,
-				     len);
+		payload_size = min_t(unsigned long, max_size, len);
 
 		skb = nci_skb_alloc(ndev, (NCI_CTRL_HDR_SIZE + payload_size),
 				    GFP_KERNEL);