diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index 76aa289652f7..27235a526cce 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -1634,8 +1634,9 @@ static int mxs_auart_request_gpio_irq(struct mxs_auart_port *s)
 
 	/*
 	 * If something went wrong, rollback.
+	 * Be careful: i may be unsigned.
 	 */
-	while (err && (--i >= 0))
+	while (err && (i-- > 0))
 		if (irq[i] >= 0)
 			free_irq(irq[i], s);