diff --git a/os_dep/linux/rtw_cfgvendor.c b/os_dep/linux/rtw_cfgvendor.c
index d906163..138e5ee 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/rtw_cfgvendor.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/rtw_cfgvendor.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ struct sk_buff *rtw_cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(
 int rtw_cfgvendor_send_async_event(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	   struct net_device *dev, int event_id, const void  *data, int len)
 {
-	u16 kflags;
+	u32 kflags;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	kflags = in_atomic() ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL;