diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/370-ap_sta_support.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/370-ap_sta_support.patch
index 6b0fbe6e57..92a5fddad7 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/370-ap_sta_support.patch
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/370-ap_sta_support.patch
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 +{
 +	const char *cmd = "STOP_AP";
 +	char buf[256];
-+	int len = sizeof(buf);
++	size_t len = sizeof(buf);
 +
 +	if (wpa_ctrl_request(wpa_s->hostapd, cmd, os_strlen(cmd), buf, &len, NULL) < 0) {
 +		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "\nFailed to stop hostapd AP interfaces\n");
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 +{
 +	char *cmd = NULL;
 +	char buf[256];
-+	int len = sizeof(buf);
++	size_t len = sizeof(buf);
 +	enum hostapd_hw_mode hw_mode;
 +	u8 channel;
 +	int sec_chan = 0;