diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 54f11f60f11c..8e95225cdd60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ static bool iwl_write_to_user_buf(char __user *user_buf, ssize_t count,
 				  void *buf, ssize_t *size,
 				  ssize_t *bytes_copied)
 {
-	int buf_size_left = count - *bytes_copied;
+	ssize_t buf_size_left = count - *bytes_copied;
 
 	buf_size_left = buf_size_left - (buf_size_left % sizeof(u32));
 	if (*size > buf_size_left)