diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index e5cbf867034e..491b80407df4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ static __le32 igc_tx_launchtime(struct igc_ring *ring, ktime_t txtime,
 	ktime_t base_time = adapter->base_time;
 	ktime_t now = ktime_get_clocktai();
 	ktime_t baset_est, end_of_cycle;
-	u32 launchtime;
+	s32 launchtime;
 	s64 n;
 
 	n = div64_s64(ktime_sub_ns(now, base_time), cycle_time);