diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap.h b/include/linux/bitmap.h
index f42d72d5fe82..7048782fe5b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitmap.h
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ extern void __bitmap_shift_right(unsigned long *dst,
 extern void __bitmap_shift_left(unsigned long *dst,
                         const unsigned long *src, int shift, int bits);
 extern int __bitmap_and(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-			const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits);
+			const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int nbits);
 extern void __bitmap_or(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-			const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits);
+			const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int nbits);
 extern void __bitmap_xor(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-			const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits);
+			const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int nbits);
 extern int __bitmap_andnot(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-			const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits);
+			const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int nbits);
 extern int __bitmap_intersects(const unsigned long *bitmap1,
 			const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits);
 extern int __bitmap_subset(const unsigned long *bitmap1,
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static inline void bitmap_copy(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src,
 }
 
 static inline int bitmap_and(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src1,
-			const unsigned long *src2, int nbits)
+			const unsigned long *src2, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	if (small_const_nbits(nbits))
 		return (*dst = *src1 & *src2) != 0;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static inline int bitmap_and(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src1,
 }
 
 static inline void bitmap_or(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src1,
-			const unsigned long *src2, int nbits)
+			const unsigned long *src2, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	if (small_const_nbits(nbits))
 		*dst = *src1 | *src2;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static inline void bitmap_or(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src1,
 }
 
 static inline void bitmap_xor(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src1,
-			const unsigned long *src2, int nbits)
+			const unsigned long *src2, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	if (small_const_nbits(nbits))
 		*dst = *src1 ^ *src2;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static inline void bitmap_xor(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src1,
 }
 
 static inline int bitmap_andnot(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src1,
-			const unsigned long *src2, int nbits)
+			const unsigned long *src2, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	if (small_const_nbits(nbits))
 		return (*dst = *src1 & ~(*src2)) != 0;
diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index 4387e3c092fd..03207373cc5a 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ void __bitmap_shift_left(unsigned long *dst,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__bitmap_shift_left);
 
 int __bitmap_and(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-				const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits)
+				const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int bits)
 {
-	int k;
-	int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
+	unsigned int k;
+	unsigned int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
 	unsigned long result = 0;
 
 	for (k = 0; k < nr; k++)
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ int __bitmap_and(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__bitmap_and);
 
 void __bitmap_or(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-				const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits)
+				const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int bits)
 {
-	int k;
-	int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
+	unsigned int k;
+	unsigned int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
 
 	for (k = 0; k < nr; k++)
 		dst[k] = bitmap1[k] | bitmap2[k];
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ void __bitmap_or(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__bitmap_or);
 
 void __bitmap_xor(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-				const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits)
+				const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int bits)
 {
-	int k;
-	int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
+	unsigned int k;
+	unsigned int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
 
 	for (k = 0; k < nr; k++)
 		dst[k] = bitmap1[k] ^ bitmap2[k];
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ void __bitmap_xor(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__bitmap_xor);
 
 int __bitmap_andnot(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-				const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits)
+				const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int bits)
 {
-	int k;
-	int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
+	unsigned int k;
+	unsigned int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
 	unsigned long result = 0;
 
 	for (k = 0; k < nr; k++)