diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
index 88693a9..acd9413 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-xfs_errortag_add(int error_tag, xfs_mount_t *mp)
+xfs_errortag_add(unsigned int error_tag, xfs_mount_t *mp)
 {
 	int i;
 	int len;