diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 73f1e75f68d4..af491352b5e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -2935,7 +2935,8 @@ static int ixgbevf_tx_map(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter,
 	struct ixgbevf_tx_buffer *tx_buffer_info;
 	unsigned int len;
 	unsigned int total = skb->len;
-	unsigned int offset = 0, size, count = 0;
+	unsigned int offset = 0, size;
+	int count = 0;
 	unsigned int nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
 	unsigned int f;
 	int i;