diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h
index 9de649ab95bc..bd37fdced37c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ struct cpt_lf_alloc_req_msg {
 	u16 nix_pf_func;
 	u16 sso_pf_func;
 	u16 eng_grpmsk;
-	int blkaddr;
+	u8 blkaddr;
 	u8 ctx_ilen_valid : 1;
 	u8 ctx_ilen : 7;
 };