diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
index f7205d344efd..225aecf7b425 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static void pSeries_lpar_hptab_clear(void)
 		unsigned long ptel;
 	} ptes[4];
 	long lpar_rc;
-	int i, j;
+	unsigned long i, j;
 
 	/* Read in batches of 4,
 	 * invalidate only valid entries not in the VRMA