diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 01168865dd37..a2720071f282 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval,
 		iattr->ia_valid |= ATTR_SIZE;
 	}
 	if (bmval[0] & FATTR4_WORD0_ACL) {
-		int nace;
+		u32 nace;
 		struct nfs4_ace *ace;
 
 		READ_BUF(4); len += 4;