diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
index 2819e001797b..d05af27790f9 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ static int btintel_pcie_recv_frame(struct btintel_pcie_data *data,
 {
 	int ret;
 	u8 pkt_type;
-	u16 plen;
+	u32 plen;
 	u32 pcie_pkt_type;
 	void *pdata;
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = data->hdev;