diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index b22cda322136..76bde7906d49 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2675,7 +2675,8 @@ static int tpacket_parse_header(struct packet_sock *po, void *frame,
 				int size_max, void **data)
 {
 	union tpacket_uhdr ph;
-	int tp_len, off;
+	u32 tp_len;
+	int off;
 
 	ph.raw = frame;
 
@@ -2695,7 +2696,7 @@ static int tpacket_parse_header(struct packet_sock *po, void *frame,
 		break;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(tp_len > size_max)) {
-		pr_err("packet size is too long (%d > %d)\n", tp_len, size_max);
+		pr_err("packet size is too long (%u > %d)\n", tp_len, size_max);
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}