diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c
index a350209ffbd3..31c301d6be62 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int sbusfb_ioctl_helper(unsigned long cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		unsigned char __user *ured;
 		unsigned char __user *ugreen;
 		unsigned char __user *ublue;
-		int index, count, i;
+		unsigned int index, count, i;
 
 		if (get_user(index, &c->index) ||
 		    __get_user(count, &c->count) ||
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int sbusfb_ioctl_helper(unsigned long cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		unsigned char __user *ugreen;
 		unsigned char __user *ublue;
 		struct fb_cmap *cmap = &info->cmap;
-		int index, count, i;
+		unsigned int index, count, i;
 		u8 red, green, blue;
 
 		if (get_user(index, &c->index) ||