diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index fb90723..e7b69c9 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 	orig_pte = pte = pte_offset_map_lock(vma->vm_mm, pmd, addr, &ptl);
 	do {
 		struct page *page;
-		unsigned int nid;
+		int nid;
 
 		if (!pte_present(*pte))
 			continue;