1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sound/oss/sequencer.c b/sound/oss/sequencer.c
index 698614226c9a..347cd79c2502 100644
--- a/sound/oss/sequencer.c
+++ b/sound/oss/sequencer.c
@@ -709,11 +709,11 @@ static void seq_local_event(unsigned char *event_rec)
 
 static void seq_sysex_message(unsigned char *event_rec)
 {
-        int dev = event_rec[1];
+        unsigned int dev = event_rec[1];
         int i, l = 0;
         unsigned char  *buf = &event_rec[2];
 
-        if ((int) dev > max_synthdev)
+        if (dev > max_synthdev)
                 return;
         if (!(synth_open_mask & (1 << dev)))
                 return;