diff --git a/include/linux/inetdevice.h b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
index 0068708161ff..0a21fbefdfbe 100644
--- a/include/linux/inetdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static inline void in_dev_put(struct in_device *idev)
 static __inline__ __be32 inet_make_mask(int logmask)
 {
 	if (logmask)
-		return htonl(~((1<<(32-logmask))-1));
+		return htonl(~((1U<<(32-logmask))-1));
 	return 0;
 }