diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
index 3dfd287256d6..92ddae101ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cq.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ struct ib_cq *mlx5_ib_create_cq(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	int uninitialized_var(index);
 	int uninitialized_var(inlen);
 	int cqe_size;
-	int irqn;
+	unsigned int irqn;
 	int eqn;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 5c74a734f158..c56d91a2812b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static int mlx5e_create_cq(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_cq *mcq = &cq->mcq;
 	int eqn_not_used;
-	int irqn;
+	unsigned int irqn;
 	int err;
 	u32 i;
 
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static int mlx5e_enable_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, struct mlx5e_cq_param *param)
 	void *in;
 	void *cqc;
 	int inlen;
-	int irqn_not_used;
+	unsigned int irqn_not_used;
 	int eqn;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ static int mlx5e_create_drop_cq(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_cq *mcq = &cq->mcq;
 	int eqn_not_used;
-	int irqn;
+	unsigned int irqn;
 	int err;
 
 	err = mlx5_cqwq_create(mdev, &param->wq, param->cqc, &cq->wq,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 67676cf0d507..b37749a3730e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -585,7 +585,8 @@ static void mlx5_irq_clear_affinity_hints(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 		mlx5_irq_clear_affinity_hint(mdev, i);
 }
 
-int mlx5_vector2eqn(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int vector, int *eqn, int *irqn)
+int mlx5_vector2eqn(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int vector, int *eqn,
+		    unsigned int *irqn)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eq_table *table = &dev->priv.eq_table;
 	struct mlx5_eq *eq, *n;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/cq.h b/include/linux/mlx5/cq.h
index abc4767695e4..b2c9fada8eac 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/cq.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/cq.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct mlx5_core_cq {
 	atomic_t		refcount;
 	struct completion	free;
 	unsigned		vector;
-	int			irqn;
+	unsigned int		irqn;
 	void (*comp)		(struct mlx5_core_cq *);
 	void (*event)		(struct mlx5_core_cq *, enum mlx5_event);
 	struct mlx5_uar	       *uar;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 2fd7019f69db..5162f3533042 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ struct mlx5_eq {
 	u32			cons_index;
 	struct mlx5_buf		buf;
 	int			size;
-	u8			irqn;
+	unsigned int		irqn;
 	u8			eqn;
 	int			nent;
 	u64			mask;
@@ -783,7 +783,8 @@ int mlx5_create_map_eq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_eq *eq, u8 vecidx,
 int mlx5_destroy_unmap_eq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_eq *eq);
 int mlx5_start_eqs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_stop_eqs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
-int mlx5_vector2eqn(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int vector, int *eqn, int *irqn);
+int mlx5_vector2eqn(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int vector, int *eqn,
+		    unsigned int *irqn);
 int mlx5_core_attach_mcg(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, union ib_gid *mgid, u32 qpn);
 int mlx5_core_detach_mcg(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, union ib_gid *mgid, u32 qpn);