diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 8e45e76a95f51cdca332263ee7e32108f0beb95c..d952e7eac18867501a0bf7d2034c621c2fd08df7 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static int rose_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	if (addr_len == sizeof(struct sockaddr_rose) && addr->srose_ndigis > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (addr->srose_ndigis > ROSE_MAX_DIGIS)
+	if ((unsigned int) addr->srose_ndigis > ROSE_MAX_DIGIS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((dev = rose_dev_get(&addr->srose_addr)) == NULL) {
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static int rose_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_le
 	if (addr_len == sizeof(struct sockaddr_rose) && addr->srose_ndigis > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (addr->srose_ndigis > ROSE_MAX_DIGIS)
+	if ((unsigned int) addr->srose_ndigis > ROSE_MAX_DIGIS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Source + Destination digis should not exceed ROSE_MAX_DIGIS */