diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_component.c b/ompi/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_component.c
index f0f400813e..6bfd735c5a 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_component.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static mca_btl_base_module_t** usnic_component_init(int* num_btl_modules,
                             module->rd_num,
                             module->cq_num);
         opal_output_verbose(5, USNIC_OUT,
-                            "btl:usnic: priority MTU %s:%d = %d",
+                            "btl:usnic: priority MTU %s:%d = %" PRIsize_t,
                             ibv_get_device_name(module->device),
                             module->port_num,
                             module->tiny_mtu);
diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.h b/ompi/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.h
index 69b55ccd37..53bec993f4 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ typedef struct ompi_btl_usnic_module_t {
      * segment is slightly less than what can be held in frag segment due
      * to fragment reassembly info.
      */
-    int tiny_mtu;
+    size_t tiny_mtu;
     size_t max_frag_payload;    /* most that fits in a frag segment */
     size_t max_chunk_payload;   /* most that can fit in chunk segment */
     size_t max_tiny_payload;    /* threshold for using inline send */