diff --git a/include/asm-i386/atomic.h b/include/asm-i386/atomic.h
index 4dd272331361..08935113206a 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/atomic.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/atomic.h
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_sub_return(int i, atomic_t *v)
 	return atomic_add_return(-i,v);
 }
 
-#define atomic_cmpxchg(v, old, new) ((int)cmpxchg(&((v)->counter), old, new))
-#define atomic_xchg(v, new) (xchg(&((v)->counter), new))
+#define atomic_cmpxchg(v, old, new) (cmpxchg(&((v)->counter), (old), (new)))
+#define atomic_xchg(v, new) (xchg(&((v)->counter), (new)))
 
 /**
  * atomic_add_unless - add unless the number is already a given value
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_sub_return(int i, atomic_t *v)
  */
 #define atomic_add_unless(v, a, u)				\
 ({								\
-	int c, old;						\
+	__typeof__((v)->counter) c, old;			\
 	c = atomic_read(v);					\
 	for (;;) {						\
 		if (unlikely(c == (u)))				\