diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 83e94fe..e77a2ec 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 	struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
 	char *encoded_name;
-	unsigned int encoded_namelen;
+	int encoded_namelen;
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat = NULL;
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat;
 	char *page_virt = NULL;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 	struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry;
 	umode_t mode;
 	char *encoded_symname;
-	unsigned int encoded_symlen;
+	int encoded_symlen;
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat = NULL;
 
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(dentry);