diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiGeneric.cpp b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiGeneric.cpp
index aa994963514..3faf34fef34 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiGeneric.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiGeneric.cpp
@@ -602,9 +602,9 @@ bool WiFiGenericClass::mode(wifi_mode_t m) {
 #else
 #define WIFI_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT (WIFI_PROTOCOL_11B | WIFI_PROTOCOL_11G | WIFI_PROTOCOL_11N)
 #endif
-    uint8_t current_protocol = 0;
+    uint32_t current_protocol = 0;
     if (m & WIFI_MODE_STA) {
-      err = esp_wifi_get_protocol(WIFI_IF_STA, &current_protocol);
+      err = esp_wifi_get_protocol(WIFI_IF_STA, (uint8_t *)&current_protocol);
       if (err == ESP_OK && current_protocol == WIFI_PROTOCOL_LR) {
         log_v("Disabling long range on STA");
         err = esp_wifi_set_protocol(WIFI_IF_STA, WIFI_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT);
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ bool WiFiGenericClass::mode(wifi_mode_t m) {
       }
     }
     if (m & WIFI_MODE_AP) {
-      err = esp_wifi_get_protocol(WIFI_IF_AP, &current_protocol);
+      err = esp_wifi_get_protocol(WIFI_IF_AP, (uint8_t *)&current_protocol);
       if (err == ESP_OK && current_protocol == WIFI_PROTOCOL_LR) {
         log_v("Disabling long range on AP");
         err = esp_wifi_set_protocol(WIFI_IF_AP, WIFI_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT);