diff --git a/include/netlink/netfilter/queue_msg.h b/include/netlink/netfilter/queue_msg.h
index daf7b3c..bb63236 100644
--- a/include/netlink/netfilter/queue_msg.h
+++ b/include/netlink/netfilter/queue_msg.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ extern uint8_t			nfnl_queue_msg_get_family(const struct nfnl_queue_msg *);
 
 extern void			nfnl_queue_msg_set_packetid(struct nfnl_queue_msg *, uint32_t);
 extern int			nfnl_queue_msg_test_packetid(const struct nfnl_queue_msg *);
-extern uint16_t			nfnl_queue_msg_get_packetid(const struct nfnl_queue_msg *);
+extern uint32_t			nfnl_queue_msg_get_packetid(const struct nfnl_queue_msg *);
 
 extern void			nfnl_queue_msg_set_hwproto(struct nfnl_queue_msg *, uint16_t);
 extern int			nfnl_queue_msg_test_hwproto(const struct nfnl_queue_msg *);
diff --git a/lib/netfilter/queue_msg_obj.c b/lib/netfilter/queue_msg_obj.c
index f86d6f6..476d920 100644
--- a/lib/netfilter/queue_msg_obj.c
+++ b/lib/netfilter/queue_msg_obj.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int nfnl_queue_msg_test_packetid(const struct nfnl_queue_msg *msg)
 	return !!(msg->ce_mask & QUEUE_MSG_ATTR_PACKETID);
 }
 
-uint16_t nfnl_queue_msg_get_packetid(const struct nfnl_queue_msg *msg)
+uint32_t nfnl_queue_msg_get_packetid(const struct nfnl_queue_msg *msg)
 {
 	return msg->queue_msg_packetid;
 }