diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index ba0841b6674b..9648ac15164a 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 static long pipe_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = filp->private_data;
-	int count, head, tail, mask;
+	unsigned int count, head, tail, mask;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case FIONREAD:
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ struct pipe_inode_info *alloc_pipe_info(void)
 
 void free_pipe_info(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 {
-	int i;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WATCH_QUEUE
 	if (pipe->watch_queue)