diff --git a/sound/core/hwdep.c b/sound/core/hwdep.c
index 36d2416f90d9..96b737adf4d2 100644
--- a/sound/core/hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/core/hwdep.c
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ static int snd_hwdep_dsp_load(struct snd_hwdep *hw,
 	if (copy_from_user(&info, _info, sizeof(info)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	/* check whether the dsp was already loaded */
-	if (hw->dsp_loaded & (1 << info.index))
+	if (hw->dsp_loaded & (1u << info.index))
 		return -EBUSY;
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, info.image, info.length))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	err = hw->ops.dsp_load(hw, &info);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	hw->dsp_loaded |= (1 << info.index);
+	hw->dsp_loaded |= (1u << info.index);
 	return 0;
 }