diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
index b6540b92f566..63504dc63d87 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ static int resp_readcap16(struct scsi_cmnd *scp,
 {
 	unsigned char *cmd = scp->cmnd;
 	unsigned char arr[SDEBUG_READCAP16_ARR_SZ];
-	int alloc_len;
+	u32 alloc_len;
 
 	alloc_len = get_unaligned_be32(cmd + 10);
 	/* following just in case virtual_gb changed */
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ static int resp_readcap16(struct scsi_cmnd *scp,
 	}
 
 	return fill_from_dev_buffer(scp, arr,
-			    min_t(int, alloc_len, SDEBUG_READCAP16_ARR_SZ));
+			    min_t(u32, alloc_len, SDEBUG_READCAP16_ARR_SZ));
 }
 
 #define SDEBUG_MAX_TGTPGS_ARR_SZ 1412