diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
index 5e1c99f83ab51bfef3bdffe39ca3a297ece07f56..50b2c73344105b3f867d4b322864af9d540573ca 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static int i2o_block_transfer(struct request *req)
 {
 	struct i2o_block_device *dev = req->rq_disk->private_data;
 	struct i2o_controller *c;
-	int tid = dev->i2o_dev->lct_data.tid;
+	u32 tid = dev->i2o_dev->lct_data.tid;
 	struct i2o_message *msg;
 	u32 *mptr;
 	struct i2o_block_request *ireq = req->special;