diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
index caf4e60..9ad9b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 				void *handle, u32 id)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u32 newid;
+	int newid;
 
 	do {
 		if (!idr_pre_get(idr, GFP_KERNEL)) {