diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index f91a71c7f4db..8188ad200de5 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -8685,7 +8685,7 @@ void cfg80211_ibss_joined(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
  * cfg80211 then sends a notification to userspace.
  */
 void cfg80211_notify_new_peer_candidate(struct net_device *dev,
-		const u8 *macaddr, const u8 *ie, u8 ie_len,
+		const u8 *macaddr, const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len,
 		int sig_dbm, gfp_t gfp);
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 19244708f5c3..85057bd4d565 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -21355,7 +21355,7 @@ void nl80211_send_ibss_bssid(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 }
 
 void cfg80211_notify_new_peer_candidate(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr,
-					const u8 *ie, u8 ie_len,
+					const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len,
 					int sig_dbm, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;