diff --git a/hif/src/snoc/if_ahb.c b/hif/src/snoc/if_ahb.c
index c3ed8aaec83d..c584c778a7cf 100644
--- a/hif/src/snoc/if_ahb.c
+++ b/hif/src/snoc/if_ahb.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define HIF_IC_CE0_IRQ_OFFSET 4
 #define HIF_IC_MAX_IRQ 52
 
-static uint8_t ic_irqnum[HIF_IC_MAX_IRQ];
+static uint16_t ic_irqnum[HIF_IC_MAX_IRQ];
 /* integrated chip irq names */
 const char *ic_irqname[HIF_IC_MAX_IRQ] = {
 "misc-pulse1",