diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/bitops.h
index 8e94fe7ab5eb..714440fa2fc6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -160,18 +160,20 @@ extern int _test_and_change_bit(int nr, volatile unsigned long * p);
 /*
  * Little endian assembly bitops.  nr = 0 -> byte 0 bit 0.
  */
-extern int _find_first_zero_bit_le(const unsigned long *p, unsigned size);
-extern int _find_next_zero_bit_le(const unsigned long *p, int size, int offset);
-extern int _find_first_bit_le(const unsigned long *p, unsigned size);
-extern int _find_next_bit_le(const unsigned long *p, int size, int offset);
+unsigned long _find_first_zero_bit_le(const unsigned long *p, unsigned long size);
+unsigned long _find_next_zero_bit_le(const unsigned long *p,
+				     unsigned long size, unsigned long offset);
+unsigned long _find_first_bit_le(const unsigned long *p, unsigned long size);
+unsigned long _find_next_bit_le(const unsigned long *p, unsigned long size, unsigned long offset);
 
 /*
  * Big endian assembly bitops.  nr = 0 -> byte 3 bit 0.
  */
-extern int _find_first_zero_bit_be(const unsigned long *p, unsigned size);
-extern int _find_next_zero_bit_be(const unsigned long *p, int size, int offset);
-extern int _find_first_bit_be(const unsigned long *p, unsigned size);
-extern int _find_next_bit_be(const unsigned long *p, int size, int offset);
+unsigned long _find_first_zero_bit_be(const unsigned long *p, unsigned long size);
+unsigned long _find_next_zero_bit_be(const unsigned long *p,
+				     unsigned long size, unsigned long offset);
+unsigned long _find_first_bit_be(const unsigned long *p, unsigned long size);
+unsigned long _find_next_bit_be(const unsigned long *p, unsigned long size, unsigned long offset);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 /*