diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index ebf4dc5190f6..8138b37d914d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static void dvb_net_ule( struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t buf_len )
 				{ &utype, sizeof utype },
 				{ priv->ule_skb->data, priv->ule_skb->len - 4 }
 			};
-			unsigned long ule_crc = ~0L, expected_crc;
+			u32 ule_crc = ~0L, expected_crc;
 			if (priv->ule_dbit) {
 				/* Set D-bit for CRC32 verification,
 				 * if it was set originally. */