diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index a3709c4fc65d..e4aa2a2d50e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -1322,10 +1322,11 @@ i40e_status i40e_pf_reset(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 void i40e_clear_hw(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 {
 	u32 num_queues, base_queue;
-	u32 num_pf_int;
-	u32 num_vf_int;
+	s32 num_pf_int;
+	s32 num_vf_int;
 	u32 num_vfs;
-	u32 i, j;
+	s32 i;
+	u32 j;
 	u32 val;
 	u32 eol = 0x7ff;