diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_core.c
index 1b5b685a8691..a425e1894863 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_core.c
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 static ssize_t adis16240_spi_read_signed(struct device *dev,
 					 struct device_attribute *attr,
 					 char *buf,
-					 unsigned bits)
+					 unsigned int bits)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct adis *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	int ret;
 	s16 val = 0;
-	unsigned shift = 16 - bits;
+	unsigned int shift = 16 - bits;
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
 
 	ret = adis_read_reg_16(st,