diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c
index 184773b6b9e4..2cca4b763d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ pxa3xx_gcu_write(struct file *file, const char *buff,
 	struct pxa3xx_gcu_batch	*buffer;
 	struct pxa3xx_gcu_priv *priv = to_pxa3xx_gcu_priv(file);
 
-	int words = count / 4;
+	size_t words = count / 4;
 
 	/* Does not need to be atomic. There's a lock in user space,
 	 * but anyhow, this is just for statistics. */