diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 07a7f97e1de9..29f3d7504da1 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int __devinit register_cpu(struct cpu *cpu, int num, struct node *root)
 	return error;
 }
 
-struct sys_device *get_cpu_sysdev(int cpu)
+struct sys_device *get_cpu_sysdev(unsigned cpu)
 {
 	if (cpu < NR_CPUS)
 		return cpu_sys_devices[cpu];
diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 0ed1d4853c69..d612b89dce33 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct cpu {
 };
 
 extern int register_cpu(struct cpu *, int, struct node *);
-extern struct sys_device *get_cpu_sysdev(int cpu);
+extern struct sys_device *get_cpu_sysdev(unsigned cpu);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 extern void unregister_cpu(struct cpu *, struct node *);
 #endif