diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_sysmon.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_sysmon.c
index e976a602b015..dc7a6661bc15 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_sysmon.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_sysmon.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static struct qmi_elem_info ssctl_shutdown_resp_ei[] = {
 };
 
 struct ssctl_subsys_event_req {
-	u8 subsys_name_len;
+	u32 subsys_name_len;
 	char subsys_name[SSCTL_SUBSYS_NAME_LENGTH];
 	u32 event;
 	u8 evt_driven_valid;