diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
index c33866f747db..aa116cee1fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static void dw_spi_irq_setup(struct dw_spi *dws)
 	 * will be adjusted at the final stage of the IRQ-based SPI transfer
 	 * execution so not to lose the leftover of the incoming data.
 	 */
-	level = min_t(u16, dws->fifo_len / 2, dws->tx_len);
+	level = min_t(unsigned int, dws->fifo_len / 2, dws->tx_len);
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_TXFTLR, level);
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_RXFTLR, level - 1);