diff --git a/lib/pbr.h b/lib/pbr.h
index ecd50447e5..cf6ac41d32 100644
--- a/lib/pbr.h
+++ b/lib/pbr.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct pbr_rule {
 	uint32_t unique;
 	struct pbr_filter filter;
 	struct pbr_action action;
-	uint32_t ifindex;
+	ifindex_t ifindex;
 };
 
 /* TCP flags value shared