diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index c2f12aa87fce..4fd83df0b14d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct timekeeper {
 	/* NTP adjusted clock multiplier */
 	u32			mult;
 	/* The shift value of the current clocksource. */
-	int			shift;
+	u32			shift;
 	/* Number of clock cycles in one NTP interval. */
 	cycle_t			cycle_interval;
 	/* Number of clock shifted nano seconds in one NTP interval. */
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct timekeeper {
 	s64			ntp_error;
 	/* Shift conversion between clock shifted nano seconds and
 	 * ntp shifted nano seconds. */
-	int			ntp_error_shift;
+	u32			ntp_error_shift;
 
 	/* The current time */
 	struct timespec 	xtime;
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static void timekeeping_adjust(s64 offset)
  *
  * Returns the unconsumed cycles.
  */
-static cycle_t logarithmic_accumulation(cycle_t offset, int shift)
+static cycle_t logarithmic_accumulation(cycle_t offset, u32 shift)
 {
 	u64 nsecps = (u64)NSEC_PER_SEC << timekeeper.shift;
 	u64 raw_nsecs;