diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
index 9fa9dcdf344baeb25ccfa79db6222b5aae470ba5..e02a359d2aa5c6bcbfb9c5465cfaa8f6bd79e007 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static inline int test_and_change_bit(int nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 	return oldbit;
 }
 
-static inline int constant_test_bit(int nr, const volatile unsigned long *addr)
+static inline int constant_test_bit(unsigned int nr, const volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
 	return ((1UL << (nr % BITS_PER_LONG)) &
 		(((unsigned long *)addr)[nr / BITS_PER_LONG])) != 0;