2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pimd/pim_nht.c b/pimd/pim_nht.c
index 030b933e0..5a161c4f1 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_nht.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_nht.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static int pim_ecmp_nexthop_search(struct pim_instance *pim,
 	ifindex_t first_ifindex;
 	struct interface *ifp = NULL;
 	uint32_t hash_val = 0, mod_val = 0;
-	uint8_t nh_iter = 0, found = 0;
+	uint16_t nh_iter = 0, found = 0;
 	uint32_t i, num_nbrs = 0;
 	struct pim_interface *pim_ifp;
 
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ int pim_ecmp_nexthop_lookup(struct pim_instance *pim,
 	struct interface *ifps[router->multipath], *ifp;
 	int first_ifindex;
 	int found = 0;
-	uint8_t i = 0;
+	uint16_t i = 0;
 	uint32_t hash_val = 0, mod_val = 0;
 	uint32_t num_nbrs = 0;
 	struct pim_interface *pim_ifp;
diff --git a/pimd/pim_nht.h b/pimd/pim_nht.h
index e74b375dc..d064f714a 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_nht.h
+++ b/pimd/pim_nht.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct pim_nexthop_cache {
 	uint32_t metric;
 	uint32_t distance;
 	/* Nexthop number and nexthop linked list. */
-	uint8_t nexthop_num;
+	uint16_t nexthop_num;
 	struct nexthop *nexthop;
 	int64_t last_update;
 	uint16_t flags;