diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index d023f879e7bb..b694fbf44a35 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2601,7 +2601,7 @@ static int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 	case TCP_REPAIR_QUEUE:
 		if (!tp->repair)
 			err = -EPERM;
-		else if (val < TCP_QUEUES_NR)
+		else if ((unsigned int)val < TCP_QUEUES_NR)
 			tp->repair_queue = val;
 		else
 			err = -EINVAL;