diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c b/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
index 0ff65abcd56c3c1139b4849a80228f555785c655..d48ce929096316bb433956ab4a278a159b12ff59 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
@@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ extern int (*console_blank_hook)(int);
 struct apm_user {
 	int		magic;
 	struct apm_user *	next;
-	int		suser: 1;
-	int		writer: 1;
-	int		reader: 1;
-	int		suspend_wait: 1;
+	unsigned int	suser: 1;
+	unsigned int	writer: 1;
+	unsigned int	reader: 1;
+	unsigned int	suspend_wait: 1;
 	int		suspend_result;
 	int		suspends_pending;
 	int		standbys_pending;