diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index 144d27261e43..04b09564bfa9 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -778,7 +778,8 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_cd_do_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 					sector_t block)
 {
 	struct ide_cmd cmd;
-	int uptodate = 0, nsectors;
+	int uptodate = 0;
+	unsigned int nsectors;
 
 	ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_RQ, "cmd: 0x%x, block: %llu",
 				  rq->cmd[0], (unsigned long long)block);