diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
index 791e5ff305d8..4a1f2fa812ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ static int xgmac_set_features(struct net_device *dev, netdev_features_t features
 	u32 ctrl;
 	struct xgmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = priv->base;
-	u32 changed = dev->features ^ features;
+	netdev_features_t changed = dev->features ^ features;
 
 	if (!(changed & NETIF_F_RXCSUM))
 		return 0;