diff --git a/include/linux/inetdevice.h b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
index 3515ca64e638..b68fca08be27 100644
--- a/include/linux/inetdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct in_device {
 	unsigned long		mr_qri;		/* Query Response Interval */
 	unsigned char		mr_qrv;		/* Query Robustness Variable */
 	unsigned char		mr_gq_running;
-	unsigned char		mr_ifc_count;
+	u32			mr_ifc_count;
 	struct timer_list	mr_gq_timer;	/* general query timer */
 	struct timer_list	mr_ifc_timer;	/* interface change timer */
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/igmp.c b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
index a51360087b19..00576bae183d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ static void igmp_gq_timer_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 static void igmp_ifc_timer_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct in_device *in_dev = from_timer(in_dev, t, mr_ifc_timer);
-	u8 mr_ifc_count;
+	u32 mr_ifc_count;
 
 	igmpv3_send_cr(in_dev);
 restart: