diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 1196de85f8db..f9b391faaf76 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
  *
  * @skb: the frame
  */
-int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb);
+unsigned int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 /**
  * ieee80211_get_hdrlen - get header length from frame control
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 6513bc2d2707..f3c30d00b21e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ int ieee80211_get_hdrlen(u16 fc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_get_hdrlen);
 
-int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+unsigned int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	const struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (const struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
-	int hdrlen;
+	const struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (const struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+	unsigned int hdrlen;
 
 	if (unlikely(skb->len < 10))
 		return 0;
-	hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen(le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control));
+	hdrlen = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control);
 	if (unlikely(hdrlen > skb->len))
 		return 0;
 	return hdrlen;