diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
index 491e83d09b58..5ca6714e3e02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ struct mlx5_cqe64 *mlx5e_get_cqe(struct mlx5e_cq *cq)
 	struct mlx5_cqwq *wq = &cq->wq;
 	u32 ci = mlx5_cqwq_get_ci(wq);
 	struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe = mlx5_cqwq_get_wqe(wq, ci);
-	int cqe_ownership_bit = cqe->op_own & MLX5_CQE_OWNER_MASK;
-	int sw_ownership_val = mlx5_cqwq_get_wrap_cnt(wq) & 1;
+	u8 cqe_ownership_bit = cqe->op_own & MLX5_CQE_OWNER_MASK;
+	u8 sw_ownership_val = mlx5_cqwq_get_wrap_cnt(wq) & 1;
 
 	if (cqe_ownership_bit != sw_ownership_val)
 		return NULL;