diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-tx-pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-tx-pcie.c
index 5dd6a6d1dfd7..ea6a0bc8ca20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-tx-pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-tx-pcie.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ int iwl_trans_pcie_tx_agg_alloc(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 	struct iwl_tid_data *tid_data;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	u16 txq_id;
+	int txq_id;
 	struct iwl_priv *priv = priv(trans);
 
 	txq_id = iwlagn_txq_ctx_activate_free(trans);