diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
index 19f5036a7..f85d054fb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ struct cx231xx_i2c_xfer_data {
 	u8 direction;		/* 1 - IN, 0 - OUT */
 	u8 saddr_len;		/* sub address len */
 	u16 saddr_dat;		/* sub addr data */
-	u8 buf_size;		/* buffer size */
+	u16 buf_size;		/* buffer size */
 	u8 *p_buffer;		/* pointer to the buffer */
 };