diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-pcm.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-pcm.c
index 9bc556b15a92..67ade0775a5b 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-pcm.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static int hw_rule_rate(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 		.min = UINT_MAX, .max = 0, .integer = 1
 	};
 	struct snd_oxfw_stream_formation formation;
-	unsigned int i, err;
+	int i, err;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < SND_OXFW_STREAM_FORMAT_ENTRIES; i++) {
 		if (formats[i] == NULL)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int hw_rule_channels(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 	const struct snd_interval *r =
 		hw_param_interval_c(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE);
 	struct snd_oxfw_stream_formation formation;
-	unsigned int i, j, err;
+	int i, j, err;
 	unsigned int count, list[SND_OXFW_STREAM_FORMAT_ENTRIES] = {0};
 
 	count = 0;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int hw_rule_channels(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 static void limit_channels_and_rates(struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw, u8 **formats)
 {
 	struct snd_oxfw_stream_formation formation;
-	unsigned int i, err;
+	int i, err;
 
 	hw->channels_min = UINT_MAX;
 	hw->channels_max = 0;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-proc.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-proc.c
index 604808e5526d..8ba4f9f262b8 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-proc.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-proc.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static void proc_read_formation(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 	struct snd_oxfw_stream_formation formation, curr;
 	u8 *format;
 	char flag;
-	unsigned int i, err;
+	int i, err;
 
 	/* Show input. */
 	err = snd_oxfw_stream_get_current_formation(oxfw,
diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
index b77cf80f1678..bda845afb470 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-stream.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ static int set_stream_format(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw, struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	u8 **formats;
 	struct snd_oxfw_stream_formation formation;
 	enum avc_general_plug_dir dir;
-	unsigned int i, err, len;
+	unsigned int len;
+	int i, err;
 
 	if (s == &oxfw->tx_stream) {
 		formats = oxfw->tx_stream_formats;