diff --git a/console-tools/loadfont.c b/console-tools/loadfont.c
index b3f9f4f11..46a7574c0 100644
--- a/console-tools/loadfont.c
+++ b/console-tools/loadfont.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void loadnewfont(int fd)
 {
 	int unit;
 	char inbuf[32768];			/* primitive */
-	int inputlth, offset;
+	unsigned int inputlth, offset;
 
 	/*
 	 * We used to look at the length of the input file
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void loadnewfont(int fd)
 		struct psf_header psfhdr;
 		int fontsize;
 		int hastable;
-		int head0, head;
+		unsigned int head0, head;
 
 		if (inputlth < sizeof(struct psf_header))
 			goto no_psf;
diff --git a/loadfont.c b/loadfont.c
index b3f9f4f11..46a7574c0 100644
--- a/loadfont.c
+++ b/loadfont.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void loadnewfont(int fd)
 {
 	int unit;
 	char inbuf[32768];			/* primitive */
-	int inputlth, offset;
+	unsigned int inputlth, offset;
 
 	/*
 	 * We used to look at the length of the input file
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void loadnewfont(int fd)
 		struct psf_header psfhdr;
 		int fontsize;
 		int hastable;
-		int head0, head;
+		unsigned int head0, head;
 
 		if (inputlth < sizeof(struct psf_header))
 			goto no_psf;
diff --git a/logger.c b/logger.c
index 71d703085..981748bb5 100644
--- a/logger.c
+++ b/logger.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ extern int logger_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (fromStdinFlag == TRUE) {
 		/* read from stdin */
-		int c, i = 0;
+		int c;
+		unsigned int i = 0;
 
 		while ((c = getc(stdin)) != EOF && i < sizeof(buf)) {
 			buf[i++] = c;
diff --git a/sysklogd/logger.c b/sysklogd/logger.c
index 71d703085..981748bb5 100644
--- a/sysklogd/logger.c
+++ b/sysklogd/logger.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ extern int logger_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (fromStdinFlag == TRUE) {
 		/* read from stdin */
-		int c, i = 0;
+		int c;
+		unsigned int i = 0;
 
 		while ((c = getc(stdin)) != EOF && i < sizeof(buf)) {
 			buf[i++] = c;