diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index b29d68b5eec5..494b9f4043cf 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static int jfs_symlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dip,
 	tid_t tid;
 	ino_t ino = 0;
 	struct component_name dname;
-	int ssize;		/* source pathname size */
+	u32 ssize;		/* source pathname size */
 	struct btstack btstack;
 	struct inode *ip = d_inode(dentry);
 	s64 xlen = 0;
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static int jfs_symlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dip,
 		if (ssize > sizeof (JFS_IP(ip)->i_inline))
 			JFS_IP(ip)->mode2 &= ~INLINEEA;
 
-		jfs_info("jfs_symlink: fast symlink added  ssize:%d name:%s ",
+		jfs_info("jfs_symlink: fast symlink added  ssize:%u name:%s ",
 			 ssize, name);
 	}
 	/*
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ static int jfs_symlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dip,
 		ip->i_size = ssize - 1;
 		while (ssize) {
 			/* This is kind of silly since PATH_MAX == 4K */
-			int copy_size = min(ssize, PSIZE);
+			u32 copy_size = min_t(u32, ssize, PSIZE);
 
 			mp = get_metapage(ip, xaddr, PSIZE, 1);