diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
index f7fa02d0d87b..7c61adc8eb79 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(vme_user_mutex);
 static char driver_name[] = "vme_user";
 
 static int bus[USER_BUS_MAX];
-static int bus_num;
+static unsigned int bus_num;
 
 /* Currently Documentation/devices.txt defines the following for VME:
  *