diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 0ac09c9e4aaa..8499fe7cff3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static inline bool i40e_vc_isvalid_queue_id(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 vsi_id,
  *
  * check for the valid vector id
  **/
-static inline bool i40e_vc_isvalid_vector_id(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 vector_id)
+static inline bool i40e_vc_isvalid_vector_id(struct i40e_vf *vf, u32 vector_id)
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vf->pf;