diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 2d1ecfd..ecd3da1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
 
 static int genphy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	u32 val;
+	int val;
 	u32 features;
 
 	/* For now, I'll claim that the generic driver supports