diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index c0477bec09bd..f2efaa4225f9 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len)
 	struct qrtr_sock *ipc;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct qrtr_cb *cb;
-	unsigned int size;
+	size_t size;
 	unsigned int ver;
 	size_t hdrlen;