diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index 328373e0578ff83bf5d5bb336103deba33144e99..060a6f386104ac5511a381a9ef308f956fc6f551 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -4283,7 +4283,7 @@ static void tg3_power_down(struct tg3 *tp)
 	pci_set_power_state(tp->pdev, PCI_D3hot);
 }
 
-static void tg3_aux_stat_to_speed_duplex(struct tg3 *tp, u32 val, u16 *speed, u8 *duplex)
+static void tg3_aux_stat_to_speed_duplex(struct tg3 *tp, u32 val, u32 *speed, u8 *duplex)
 {
 	switch (val & MII_TG3_AUX_STAT_SPDMASK) {
 	case MII_TG3_AUX_STAT_10HALF:
@@ -4787,7 +4787,7 @@ static int tg3_setup_copper_phy(struct tg3 *tp, bool force_reset)
 	bool current_link_up;
 	u32 bmsr, val;
 	u32 lcl_adv, rmt_adv;
-	u16 current_speed;
+	u32 current_speed;
 	u8 current_duplex;
 	int i, err;
 
@@ -5719,7 +5719,7 @@ static bool tg3_setup_fiber_by_hand(struct tg3 *tp, u32 mac_status)
 static int tg3_setup_fiber_phy(struct tg3 *tp, bool force_reset)
 {
 	u32 orig_pause_cfg;
-	u16 orig_active_speed;
+	u32 orig_active_speed;
 	u8 orig_active_duplex;
 	u32 mac_status;
 	bool current_link_up;
@@ -5823,7 +5823,7 @@ static int tg3_setup_fiber_mii_phy(struct tg3 *tp, bool force_reset)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	u32 bmsr, bmcr;
-	u16 current_speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+	u32 current_speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 	u8 current_duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
 	bool current_link_up = false;
 	u32 local_adv, remote_adv, sgsr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.h
index a772a33b685c5eb8c28137107eb33cb4b6ffeb1d..6953d0546acb320196887a51d07312977d4f49ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.h
@@ -2873,7 +2873,7 @@ struct tg3_tx_ring_info {
 struct tg3_link_config {
 	/* Describes what we're trying to get. */
 	u32				advertising;
-	u16				speed;
+	u32				speed;
 	u8				duplex;
 	u8				autoneg;
 	u8				flowctrl;
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ struct tg3_link_config {
 	u8				active_flowctrl;
 
 	u8				active_duplex;
-	u16				active_speed;
+	u32				active_speed;
 	u32				rmt_adv;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 0c443ea98479ac0971a6e36c28bd8bde2f080bfa..374a4d4371f99f23fe9d4507e0cbd33e177fbd85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ struct qlcnic_hardware_context {
 	u16 board_type;
 	u16 supported_type;
 
-	u16 link_speed;
+	u32 link_speed;
 	u16 link_duplex;
 	u16 link_autoneg;
 	u16 module_type;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
index 3652b239dad1d7c556ff28a7a9a87129aa9b89d3..d473e5ed044c71df4e734f91c96f828952834dc3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ enum ethtool_link_mode_bit_indices {
 
 static inline int ethtool_validate_speed(__u32 speed)
 {
-	return speed <= INT_MAX || speed == SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+	return speed <= INT_MAX || speed == (__u32)SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
 /* Duplex, half or full. */