diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 0590640ba62c..446ea9c175fe 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ static int io_queue_depth = 1024;
 module_param_cb(io_queue_depth, &io_queue_depth_ops, &io_queue_depth, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io_queue_depth, "set io queue depth, should >= 2");
 
-static int write_queues;
-module_param(write_queues, int, 0644);
+static unsigned int write_queues;
+module_param(write_queues, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(write_queues,
 	"Number of queues to use for writes. If not set, reads and writes "
 	"will share a queue set.");
 
-static int poll_queues;
-module_param(poll_queues, int, 0644);
+static unsigned int poll_queues;
+module_param(poll_queues, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(poll_queues, "Number of queues to use for polled IO.");
 
 struct nvme_dev;