3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
index d2a7eb511d6b..7f30c0f3dbe4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ char system_vectors[NR_VECTORS] = { [0 ... NR_VECTORS-1] = SYS_VECTOR_FREE};
 /*
  * Debug level, exported for io_apic.c
  */
-int apic_verbosity;
+unsigned int apic_verbosity;
 
 int pic_mode;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
index ce294d623e5f..98c70f044e19 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(local_apic_timer_c2_ok);
 /*
  * Debug level, exported for io_apic.c
  */
-int apic_verbosity;
+unsigned int apic_verbosity;
 
 /* Have we found an MP table */
 int smp_found_config;
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/apic.h b/include/asm-x86/apic.h
index ea866baccefc..a3dd4c3e3629 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/apic.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/apic.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extern void generic_apic_probe(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
 
-extern int apic_verbosity;
+extern unsigned int apic_verbosity;
 extern int local_apic_timer_c2_ok;
 
 extern int ioapic_force;