diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_cq.c
index 8a12dc73b68e..3562c0c30492 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_cq.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static inline struct pvrdma_cqe *get_cqe(struct pvrdma_cq *cq, int i)
 
 void _pvrdma_flush_cqe(struct pvrdma_qp *qp, struct pvrdma_cq *cq)
 {
-	int head;
+	unsigned int head;
 	int has_data;
 
 	if (!cq->is_kernel)