diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
index 591d3d35c429..a417a1ae50d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_hierarchical_coding_type -
     * - __u32
       - ``header_bit_size``
       -
-    * - __u16
+    * - __u32
       - ``first_mb_in_slice``
       -
     * - __u8
diff --git a/include/media/h264-ctrls.h b/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
index 31c6f4c5963b..9a6722edf004 100644
--- a/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
+++ b/include/media/h264-ctrls.h
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params {
 	/* Offset in bits to slice_data() from the beginning of this slice. */
 	__u32 header_bit_size;
 
-	__u16 first_mb_in_slice;
+	__u32 first_mb_in_slice;
+
 	__u8 slice_type;
 	__u8 pic_parameter_set_id;
 	__u8 colour_plane_id;