diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/xdr.h b/include/linux/nfsd/xdr.h
index 49ddf7903b92..a0132ef58f21 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfsd/xdr.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct nfsd_symlinkargs {
 	char *			fname;
 	unsigned int		flen;
 	char *			tname;
-	int			tlen;
+	unsigned int		tlen;
 	struct iattr		attrs;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/xdr3.h b/include/linux/nfsd/xdr3.h
index 6fdb958043f0..421eddd65a25 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/xdr3.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfsd/xdr3.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct nfsd3_symlinkargs {
 	char *			fname;
 	unsigned int		flen;
 	char *			tname;
-	int			tlen;
+	unsigned int		tlen;
 	struct iattr		attrs;
 };