diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index cee39ae52245..d572478c4d68 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ static void sta_stats_decode_rate(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 rate,
 
 static int sta_set_rate_info_rx(struct sta_info *sta, struct rate_info *rinfo)
 {
-	u16 rate = READ_ONCE(sta_get_last_rx_stats(sta)->last_rate);
+	u32 rate = READ_ONCE(sta_get_last_rx_stats(sta)->last_rate);
 
 	if (rate == STA_STATS_RATE_INVALID)
 		return -EINVAL;