diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 01e07f2..f128133 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(proc_subdir_lock);
 
-static int proc_match(int len, const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
+static int proc_match(unsigned int len, const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
 	if (de->namelen != len)
 		return 0;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 {
 	const char     		*cp = name, *next;
 	struct proc_dir_entry	*de;
-	int			len;
+	unsigned int		len;
 
 	de = *ret;
 	if (!de)
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *ent = NULL;
 	const char *fn = name;
-	int len;
+	unsigned int len;
 
 	/* make sure name is valid */
 	if (!name || !strlen(name)) goto out;
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@
 	struct proc_dir_entry **p;
 	struct proc_dir_entry *de = NULL;
 	const char *fn = name;
-	int len;
+	unsigned int len;
 
 	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
 	if (__xlate_proc_name(name, &parent, &fn) != 0) {
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 379eaed..838c114 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 struct proc_dir_entry {
 	unsigned int low_ino;
-	unsigned short namelen;
+	unsigned int namelen;
 	const char *name;
 	mode_t mode;
 	nlink_t nlink;