diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
index 9461bd3e1c0c..0a8cd8e59a92 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ struct ocfs2_super
 	spinlock_t osb_lock;
 	u32 s_next_generation;
 	unsigned long osb_flags;
-	s16 s_inode_steal_slot;
-	s16 s_meta_steal_slot;
+	u16 s_inode_steal_slot;
+	u16 s_meta_steal_slot;
 	atomic_t s_num_inodes_stolen;
 	atomic_t s_num_meta_stolen;
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index 503e724d39f5..5e0eaea47405 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -879,9 +879,9 @@ static void __ocfs2_set_steal_slot(struct ocfs2_super *osb, int slot, int type)
 {
 	spin_lock(&osb->osb_lock);
 	if (type == INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE)
-		osb->s_inode_steal_slot = slot;
+		osb->s_inode_steal_slot = (u16)slot;
 	else if (type == EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE)
-		osb->s_meta_steal_slot = slot;
+		osb->s_meta_steal_slot = (u16)slot;
 	spin_unlock(&osb->osb_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index c81e86c62380..70d8857b161d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct mount_options
 	unsigned long	commit_interval;
 	unsigned long	mount_opt;
 	unsigned int	atime_quantum;
-	signed short	slot;
+	unsigned short	slot;
 	int		localalloc_opt;
 	unsigned int	resv_level;
 	int		dir_resv_level;
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ static int ocfs2_parse_options(struct super_block *sb,
 				goto bail;
 			}
 			if (option)
-				mopt->slot = (s16)option;
+				mopt->slot = (u16)option;
 			break;
 		case Opt_commit:
 			if (match_int(&args[0], &option)) {