diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
index e50610b5bd06..d4545a9222a0 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 static int edac_mc_log_ue = 1;
 static int edac_mc_log_ce = 1;
 static int edac_mc_panic_on_ue;
-static int edac_mc_poll_msec = 1000;
+static unsigned int edac_mc_poll_msec = 1000;
 
 /* Getter functions for above */
 int edac_mc_get_log_ue(void)
@@ -45,30 +45,30 @@ int edac_mc_get_panic_on_ue(void)
 }
 
 /* this is temporary */
-int edac_mc_get_poll_msec(void)
+unsigned int edac_mc_get_poll_msec(void)
 {
 	return edac_mc_poll_msec;
 }
 
 static int edac_set_poll_msec(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	unsigned long l;
+	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!val)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = kstrtoul(val, 0, &l);
+	ret = kstrtouint(val, 0, &i);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (l < 1000)
+	if (i < 1000)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	*((unsigned long *)kp->arg) = l;
+	*((unsigned int *)kp->arg) = i;
 
 	/* notify edac_mc engine to reset the poll period */
-	edac_mc_reset_delay_period(l);
+	edac_mc_reset_delay_period(i);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(edac_mc_log_ue,
 module_param(edac_mc_log_ce, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(edac_mc_log_ce,
 		 "Log correctable error to console: 0=off 1=on");
-module_param_call(edac_mc_poll_msec, edac_set_poll_msec, param_get_int,
+module_param_call(edac_mc_poll_msec, edac_set_poll_msec, param_get_uint,
 		  &edac_mc_poll_msec, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(edac_mc_poll_msec, "Polling period in milliseconds");
 
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
index dec88dcea036..c9f0e73872a6 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern int edac_mc_get_log_ue(void);
 extern int edac_mc_get_log_ce(void);
 extern int edac_mc_get_panic_on_ue(void);
 extern int edac_get_poll_msec(void);
-extern int edac_mc_get_poll_msec(void);
+extern unsigned int edac_mc_get_poll_msec(void);
 
 unsigned edac_dimm_info_location(struct dimm_info *dimm, char *buf,
 				 unsigned len);