diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index 45dfee3ad8c6..2d1755598b47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ int iwl_mvm_sta_rx_agg(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 	}
 
 	if (iwl_mvm_has_new_rx_api(mvm) && start) {
-		u16 reorder_buf_size = buf_size * sizeof(baid_data->entries[0]);
+		u32 reorder_buf_size = buf_size * sizeof(baid_data->entries[0]);
 
 		/* sparse doesn't like the __align() so don't check */
 #ifndef __CHECKER__