diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 8499fe7cff3b..e6798b0d1cae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static inline bool i40e_vc_isvalid_vsi_id(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 vsi_id)
  * check for the valid queue id
  **/
 static inline bool i40e_vc_isvalid_queue_id(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 vsi_id,
-					    u8 qid)
+					    u16 qid)
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vf->pf;
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = i40e_find_vsi_from_id(pf, vsi_id);