diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 7f84ece116d0..852d1f39adae 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1904,13 +1904,13 @@ static ssize_t cifs_read(struct file *file, char *read_data, size_t read_size,
 	for (total_read = 0, current_offset = read_data;
 	     read_size > total_read;
 	     total_read += bytes_read, current_offset += bytes_read) {
-		current_read_size = min_t(const int, read_size - total_read,
+		current_read_size = min_t(uint, read_size - total_read,
 					  cifs_sb->rsize);
 		/* For windows me and 9x we do not want to request more
 		than it negotiated since it will refuse the read then */
 		if ((pTcon->ses) &&
 			!(pTcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_LARGE_FILES)) {
-			current_read_size = min_t(const int, current_read_size,
+			current_read_size = min_t(uint, current_read_size,
 					CIFSMaxBufSize);
 		}
 		rc = -EAGAIN;