diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/host/mic_virtio.c b/drivers/misc/mic/host/mic_virtio.c
index 752ff873f891..7e1ef0ebbb80 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/host/mic_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/host/mic_virtio.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ static int mic_vringh_copy(struct mic_vdev *mvdev, struct vringh_kiov *iov,
 static int _mic_virtio_copy(struct mic_vdev *mvdev,
 	struct mic_copy_desc *copy)
 {
-	int ret = 0, iovcnt = copy->iovcnt;
+	int ret = 0;
+	u32 iovcnt = copy->iovcnt;
 	struct iovec iov;
 	struct iovec __user *u_iov = copy->iov;
 	void __user *ubuf = NULL;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mic_ioctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/mic_ioctl.h
index 7fabba5059cf..feb0b4c0814c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mic_ioctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mic_ioctl.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct mic_copy_desc {
 #else
 	struct iovec *iov;
 #endif
-	int iovcnt;
+	__u32 iovcnt;
 	__u8 vr_idx;
 	__u8 update_used;
 	__u32 out_len;