diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 84a1e11..91acdc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = netdev_priv(net_dev);
 	struct sockaddr *addr = data;
-	char *new_addr = addr->sa_data;
+	u8 *new_addr = addr->sa_data;
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(new_addr)) {
 		netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,