diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
index aa1cc7be3a56..6c5485d16c39 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void init_once(void *foo, kmem_cache_t *cachep, unsigned long flags)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline struct metapage *alloc_metapage(int gfp_mask)
+static inline struct metapage *alloc_metapage(unsigned int gfp_mask)
 {
 	return mempool_alloc(metapage_mempool, gfp_mask);
 }