diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/thread_info.h b/include/asm-parisc/thread_info.h
index fe9b7f8..57bbb76 100644
--- a/include/asm-parisc/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-parisc/thread_info.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;		/* thread_info flags (see TIF_*) */
 	mm_segment_t addr_limit;	/* user-level address space limit */
 	__u32 cpu;			/* current CPU */
-	__s32 preempt_count;		/* 0=premptable, <0=BUG; will also serve as bh-counter */
+	int preempt_count;		/* 0=premptable, <0=BUG; will also serve as bh-counter */
 	struct restart_block restart_block;
 };