diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/local.h b/include/asm-x86_64/local.h
index c954f15c1a7..3e72c41727c 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/local.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/local.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static __inline__ void local_dec(local_t *v)
 		:"m" (v->counter));
 }
 
-static __inline__ void local_add(unsigned long i, local_t *v)
+static __inline__ void local_add(unsigned int i, local_t *v)
 {
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 		"addl %1,%0"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static __inline__ void local_add(unsigned long i, local_t *v)
 		:"ir" (i), "m" (v->counter));
 }
 
-static __inline__ void local_sub(unsigned long i, local_t *v)
+static __inline__ void local_sub(unsigned int i, local_t *v)
 {
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 		"subl %1,%0"