diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
index 64eabda2f546..bf02545b37a2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ static int ncm_unwrap_ntb(struct gether *port,
 	unsigned char	*ntb_ptr = skb->data;
 	__le16		*tmp;
 	unsigned	index, index2;
-	int		ndp_index;
+	unsigned int	ndp_index;
 	unsigned	dg_len, dg_len2;
 	unsigned	ndp_len;
 	unsigned	block_len;