diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/files/arch/mips/atheros/reset.c b/target/linux/atheros/files/arch/mips/atheros/reset.c
index cc2fb251a1..52fa3bbfcf 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/files/arch/mips/atheros/reset.c
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/files/arch/mips/atheros/reset.c
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 struct event_t {
 	struct work_struct wq;
 	int set;
-	long int jiffies;
+	unsigned long jiffies;
 };
 
 static struct ar531x_boarddata *bcfg;
 
 extern struct sock *uevent_sock;
 extern u64 uevent_next_seqnum(void);
-static int seen;
+static unsigned long seen;
 
 static inline void add_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, char *msg)
 {