diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
index da44995def42..e74642a0c42e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ struct i40e_vf {
 	 * When assigned, these will be non-zero, because VSI 0 is always
 	 * the main LAN VSI for the PF.
 	 */
-	u8 lan_vsi_idx;	        /* index into PF struct */
-	u8 lan_vsi_id;		/* ID as used by firmware */
+	u16 lan_vsi_idx;	/* index into PF struct */
+	u16 lan_vsi_id;		/* ID as used by firmware */
 
 	u8 num_queue_pairs;	/* num of qps assigned to VF vsis */
 	u64 num_mdd_events;	/* num of mdd events detected */