diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 156a78e6ff39..22bd425cfd84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ int qlcnic_diag_alloc_res(struct net_device *netdev, int test);
 netdev_tx_t qlcnic_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev);
 int qlcnic_set_max_rss(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u8, int);
 int qlcnic_validate_max_rss(struct qlcnic_adapter *, __u32);
-int qlcnic_validate_max_tx_rings(struct qlcnic_adapter *, int);
+int qlcnic_validate_max_tx_rings(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32 txq);
 void qlcnic_alloc_lb_filters_mem(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 void qlcnic_82xx_set_mac_filter_count(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 int qlcnic_enable_msix(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index df96f66dbb10..7dde3ba6d9a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -3548,7 +3548,7 @@ qlcnicvf_start_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int qlcnic_validate_max_tx_rings(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, int txq)
+int qlcnic_validate_max_tx_rings(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u32 txq)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	u8 max_hw = QLCNIC_MAX_TX_RINGS;