diff --git a/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-clt.h b/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-clt.h
index a48e040abe63..fbc1ed766025 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-clt.h
+++ b/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-clt.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct rnbd_clt_dev {
 	struct rnbd_queue	*hw_queues;
 	u32			device_id;
 	/* local Idr index - used to track minor number allocations. */
-	u32			clt_device_id;
+	int			clt_device_id;
 	struct mutex		lock;
 	enum rnbd_clt_dev_state	dev_state;
 	refcount_t		refcount;