diff --git a/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx6464es.c b/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx6464es.c
index ef9af3f4ace2..1bd7a540fd49 100644
--- a/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx6464es.c
+++ b/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx6464es.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static int lx_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 static void lx_trigger_start(struct lx6464es *chip, struct lx_stream *lx_stream)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = lx_stream->stream;
-	const int is_capture = lx_stream->is_capture;
+	const unsigned int is_capture = lx_stream->is_capture;
 
 	int err;
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static void lx_trigger_start(struct lx6464es *chip, struct lx_stream *lx_stream)
 
 static void lx_trigger_stop(struct lx6464es *chip, struct lx_stream *lx_stream)
 {
-	const int is_capture = lx_stream->is_capture;
+	const unsigned int is_capture = lx_stream->is_capture;
 	int err;
 
 	snd_printd(LXP "stopping: stopping stream\n");
diff --git a/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx6464es.h b/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx6464es.h
index 51afc048961d..aea621eafbb5 100644
--- a/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx6464es.h
+++ b/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx6464es.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct lx_stream {
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t          frame_pos;
 	enum lx_stream_status      status; /* free, open, running, draining
 					    * pause */
-	int                        is_capture:1;
+	unsigned int               is_capture:1;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx_core.c b/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx_core.c
index 3086b751da4a..617f98b0cbae 100644
--- a/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx_core.c
+++ b/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx_core.c
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ static int lx_interrupt_request_new_buffer(struct lx6464es *chip,
 					   struct lx_stream *lx_stream)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = lx_stream->stream;
-	int is_capture = lx_stream->is_capture;
+	const unsigned int is_capture = lx_stream->is_capture;
 	int err;
 	unsigned long flags;