diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
index f354b11cb919..944b2a812b63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 scan_source,
 	u32 index = 0;
 	u32 i, scan_timeout;
 	u8 *buffer;
-	u8 valuesize = 0;
+	u32 valuesize = 0;
 	u8 *search_ssid_vals = NULL;
 	const u8 ch_list_len = request->n_channels;
 	struct host_if_drv *hif_drv = vif->hif_drv;