diff --git a/lib/rwsem.c b/lib/rwsem.c
index 61f91ca75e40..cf0ad2ad19f5 100644
--- a/lib/rwsem.c
+++ b/lib/rwsem.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ __rwsem_do_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem, enum rwsem_wake_type wake_type)
 	struct rwsem_waiter *waiter;
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	struct list_head *next;
-	signed long oldcount, woken, loop, adjustment;
+	long oldcount, woken, loop, adjustment;
 
 	waiter = list_entry(sem->wait_list.next, struct rwsem_waiter, list);
 	if (waiter->type == RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE) {
@@ -145,10 +145,9 @@ __rwsem_do_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem, enum rwsem_wake_type wake_type)
  */
 struct rw_semaphore __sched *rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
-	signed long adjustment = -RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS;
+	long count, adjustment = -RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS;
 	struct rwsem_waiter waiter;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
-	signed long count;
 
 	/* set up my own style of waitqueue */
 	waiter.task = tsk;
@@ -193,10 +192,9 @@ struct rw_semaphore __sched *rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
  */
 struct rw_semaphore __sched *rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
-	signed long adjustment = -RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS;
+	long count, adjustment = -RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS;
 	struct rwsem_waiter waiter;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
-	signed long count;
 
 	/* set up my own style of waitqueue */
 	waiter.task = tsk;