diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c b/drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c
index ac86e33..ad5bc3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 	if (!p) {
 		max_fw_count = 2;
 	} else {
-		max_fw_count = simple_strtoul(p, NULL, 10);
+		max_fw_count = dectoul(p, NULL);
 		if (max_fw_count)
 			max_fw_count = 3;
 		else