diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
index 4397b32d4f..864850ce0d 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
@@ -9294,7 +9294,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS send_stats_ext_req_cmd_tlv(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 	QDF_STATUS ret;
 	wmi_req_stats_ext_cmd_fixed_param *cmd;
 	wmi_buf_t buf;
-	uint16_t len;
+	size_t len;
 	uint8_t *buf_ptr;
 
 	len = sizeof(*cmd) + WMI_TLV_HDR_SIZE + preq->request_data_len;