diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index c2f84e25a666..0c04245c5ac2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ static inline bool need_reserve_reloc_root(struct btrfs_root *root)
 }
 
 static struct btrfs_trans_handle *
-start_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 num_items, unsigned int type,
-		  enum btrfs_reserve_flush_enum flush)
+start_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root, unsigned int num_items,
+		  unsigned int type, enum btrfs_reserve_flush_enum flush)
 {
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *h;
 	struct btrfs_transaction *cur_trans;
@@ -586,14 +586,15 @@ reserve_fail:
 }
 
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_start_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root,
-						   int num_items)
+						   unsigned int num_items)
 {
 	return start_transaction(root, num_items, TRANS_START,
 				 BTRFS_RESERVE_FLUSH_ALL);
 }
 
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_start_transaction_lflush(
-					struct btrfs_root *root, int num_items)
+					struct btrfs_root *root,
+					unsigned int num_items)
 {
 	return start_transaction(root, num_items, TRANS_START,
 				 BTRFS_RESERVE_FLUSH_LIMIT);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
index a994bb097ee5..db6bfd92f0ea 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
@@ -185,9 +185,10 @@ static inline void btrfs_clear_skip_qgroup(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 int btrfs_end_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			  struct btrfs_root *root);
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_start_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root,
-						   int num_items);
+						   unsigned int num_items);
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_start_transaction_lflush(
-					struct btrfs_root *root, int num_items);
+					struct btrfs_root *root,
+					unsigned int num_items);
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_join_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root);
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_join_transaction_nolock(struct btrfs_root *root);
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_attach_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root);