diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/a.out.h b/include/asm-sparc/a.out.h
index e4e83eb0161ed7e490a5237653420197bd598286..9090060a23e66399d0286e85888a5caf345bbf79 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/a.out.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct relocation_info /* used when header.a_machtype == M_SPARC */
         unsigned long   r_address;  /* relocation addr */
         unsigned int    r_index:24; /* segment index or symbol index */
         unsigned int    r_extern:1; /* if F, r_index==SEG#; if T, SYM idx */
-        int             r_pad:2;    /* <unused> */
+        unsigned int    r_pad:2;    /* <unused> */
         enum reloc_type r_type:5;   /* type of relocation to perform */
         long            r_addend;   /* addend for relocation value */
 };
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/a.out.h b/include/asm-sparc64/a.out.h
index 35cb5c9e0c92f1625a20714e06662af39576c4ea..eb3b8e90b279a49af3972e8ed79d9fd60cc2dbfa 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/a.out.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct relocation_info /* used when header.a_machtype == M_SPARC */
         unsigned int    r_address;  /* relocation addr */
         unsigned int    r_index:24; /* segment index or symbol index */
         unsigned int    r_extern:1; /* if F, r_index==SEG#; if T, SYM idx */
-        int             r_pad:2;    /* <unused> */
+        unsigned int    r_pad:2;    /* <unused> */
         enum reloc_type r_type:5;   /* type of relocation to perform */
         int             r_addend;   /* addend for relocation value */
 };