diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index d72aac7..7736774 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -929,15 +929,15 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_attach);
 
-struct p9_fid *p9_client_walk(struct p9_fid *oldfid, int nwname, char **wnames,
-	int clone)
+struct p9_fid *p9_client_walk(struct p9_fid *oldfid, uint16_t nwname,
+		char **wnames, int clone)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct p9_client *clnt;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	struct p9_qid *wqids;
 	struct p9_req_t *req;
-	int16_t nwqids, count;
+	uint16_t nwqids, count;
 
 	err = 0;
 	wqids = NULL;
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@
 		fid = oldfid;
 
 
-	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TWALK fids %d,%d nwname %d wname[0] %s\n",
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TWALK fids %d,%d nwname %ud wname[0] %s\n",
 		oldfid->fid, fid->fid, nwname, wnames ? wnames[0] : NULL);
 
 	req = p9_client_rpc(clnt, P9_TWALK, "ddT", oldfid->fid, fid->fid,