diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c
index 4898ef41fd9f..7d319c5c071c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_isr.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 #include "adf_transport_access_macros.h"
 #include "adf_transport_internal.h"
 
+#define ADF_MAX_NUM_VFS	32
+
 static int adf_enable_msix(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
 {
 	struct adf_accel_pci *pci_dev_info = &accel_dev->accel_pci_dev;
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ static irqreturn_t adf_msix_isr_ae(int irq, void *dev_ptr)
 		struct adf_bar *pmisc =
 			&GET_BARS(accel_dev)[hw_data->get_misc_bar_id(hw_data)];
 		void __iomem *pmisc_bar_addr = pmisc->virt_addr;
-		u32 vf_mask;
+		unsigned long vf_mask;
 
 		/* Get the interrupt sources triggered by VFs */
 		vf_mask = ((ADF_CSR_RD(pmisc_bar_addr, ADF_ERRSOU5) &
@@ -132,8 +134,7 @@ static irqreturn_t adf_msix_isr_ae(int irq, void *dev_ptr)
 			 * unless the VF is malicious and is attempting to
 			 * flood the host OS with VF2PF interrupts.
 			 */
-			for_each_set_bit(i, (const unsigned long *)&vf_mask,
-					 (sizeof(vf_mask) * BITS_PER_BYTE)) {
+			for_each_set_bit(i, &vf_mask, ADF_MAX_NUM_VFS) {
 				vf_info = accel_dev->pf.vf_info + i;
 
 				if (!__ratelimit(&vf_info->vf2pf_ratelimit)) {