diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
index ca935c09a261c7b5f341b47fe344397b8a9ad3ac..35ebeeccde4dfda132c9e2c9dcd988f909d2d98a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void bit_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
 	region.color = color;
 	region.rop = ROP_COPY;
 
-	if (rw && !bottom_only) {
+	if ((int) rw > 0 && !bottom_only) {
 		region.dx = info->var.xoffset + rs;
 		region.dy = 0;
 		region.width = rw;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static void bit_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
 		info->fbops->fb_fillrect(info, &region);
 	}
 
-	if (bh) {
+	if ((int) bh > 0) {
 		region.dx = info->var.xoffset;
 		region.dy = info->var.yoffset + bs;
 		region.width = rs;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
index dfa9a8aa4509c1705ec2beeda76ff3cf03e60e65..78f3a5621478228f139602405030da219ad95d21 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ccw.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void ccw_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
 	region.color = color;
 	region.rop = ROP_COPY;
 
-	if (rw && !bottom_only) {
+	if ((int) rw > 0 && !bottom_only) {
 		region.dx = 0;
 		region.dy = info->var.yoffset;
 		region.height = rw;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void ccw_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
 		info->fbops->fb_fillrect(info, &region);
 	}
 
-	if (bh) {
+	if ((int) bh > 0) {
 		region.dx = info->var.xoffset + bs;
 		region.dy = 0;
                 region.height = info->var.yres_virtual;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
index ce08251bfd38df4f1c79705a5f64593d1434d667..fd098ff17574b7c19042448d82f7a1e4238bc5a7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_cw.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void cw_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
 	region.color = color;
 	region.rop = ROP_COPY;
 
-	if (rw && !bottom_only) {
+	if ((int) rw > 0 && !bottom_only) {
 		region.dx = 0;
 		region.dy = info->var.yoffset + rs;
 		region.height = rw;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void cw_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
 		info->fbops->fb_fillrect(info, &region);
 	}
 
-	if (bh) {
+	if ((int) bh > 0) {
 		region.dx = info->var.xoffset;
 		region.dy = info->var.yoffset;
                 region.height = info->var.yres;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
index 1936afc78fec5ca0b4b8d1cf17c4cc5f92a1538e..e165a3fad29adfdee870b6b737561b6bea938aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon_ud.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static void ud_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
 	region.color = color;
 	region.rop = ROP_COPY;
 
-	if (rw && !bottom_only) {
+	if ((int) rw > 0 && !bottom_only) {
 		region.dy = 0;
 		region.dx = info->var.xoffset;
 		region.width  = rw;
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static void ud_clear_margins(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info,
 		info->fbops->fb_fillrect(info, &region);
 	}
 
-	if (bh) {
+	if ((int) bh > 0) {
 		region.dy = info->var.yoffset;
 		region.dx = info->var.xoffset;
                 region.height  = bh;