diff --git a/include/pcmcia/ss.h b/include/pcmcia/ss.h
index d696a692d94a..753da9b087d3 100644
--- a/include/pcmcia/ss.h
+++ b/include/pcmcia/ss.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct pcmcia_socket {
 	u_int				irq_mask;
 	u_int				map_size;
 	u_int				io_offset;
-	u_char				pci_irq;
+	u_int				pci_irq;
 	struct pci_dev *		cb_dev;