diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index a8a586039033..fef9d8bb5190 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ struct dsa_switch {
 	 */
 	unsigned int		max_num_bridges;
 
-	size_t num_ports;
+	unsigned int		num_ports;
 };
 
 static inline struct dsa_port *dsa_to_port(struct dsa_switch *ds, int p)
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index c18b22c0bf55..a0d84f9f864f 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ static int dsa_switch_parse_ports_of(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 		}
 
 		if (reg >= ds->num_ports) {
-			dev_err(ds->dev, "port %pOF index %u exceeds num_ports (%zu)\n",
+			dev_err(ds->dev, "port %pOF index %u exceeds num_ports (%u)\n",
 				port, reg, ds->num_ports);
 			of_node_put(port);
 			err = -EINVAL;