diff --git a/sound/oss/sound_timer.c b/sound/oss/sound_timer.c
index 8021c85f076d09aa1c118473607e67219b04fc16..3a444a6f10ebc3d022aacea076eef5a7f81d4f9d 100644
--- a/sound/oss/sound_timer.c
+++ b/sound/oss/sound_timer.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "sound_config.h"
 
 static volatile int initialized, opened, tmr_running;
-static volatile time_t tmr_offs, tmr_ctr;
+static volatile unsigned int tmr_offs, tmr_ctr;
 static volatile unsigned long ticks_offs;
 static volatile int curr_tempo, curr_timebase;
 static volatile unsigned long curr_ticks;
diff --git a/sound/oss/sys_timer.c b/sound/oss/sys_timer.c
index 2226dda0eff0d9e2daf3f907877f20930f4f57ff..d17019d25b994526251a7fc8d9b088b0fecc109c 100644
--- a/sound/oss/sys_timer.c
+++ b/sound/oss/sys_timer.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "sound_config.h"
 
 static volatile int opened, tmr_running;
-static volatile time_t tmr_offs, tmr_ctr;
+static volatile unsigned int tmr_offs, tmr_ctr;
 static volatile unsigned long ticks_offs;
 static volatile int curr_tempo, curr_timebase;
 static volatile unsigned long curr_ticks;