diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
index 29b74a8..0da7c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 	u8 sensor;		/* Register value */
 	u8 fan_div[3];		/* Register encoding, shifted right */
 	u8 vid;			/* Register encoding, combined */
-	int vrm;
+	u8 vrm;
 	u32 alarms;		/* Register encoding, combined */
 	u8 fan_main_ctrl;	/* Register value */
 	u8 manual_pwm_ctl[3];   /* manual PWM value set by user */
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
 show_vrm_reg(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", (long) data->vrm);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", data->vrm);
 }
 static ssize_t
 store_vrm_reg(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)