diff --git a/include/asm-generic/posix_types.h b/include/asm-generic/posix_types.h
index 3dab00860e71..ac83f6beb538 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/posix_types.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/posix_types.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ typedef int		__kernel_daddr_t;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __kernel_uid32_t
-typedef __kernel_uid_t	__kernel_uid32_t;
-typedef __kernel_gid_t	__kernel_gid32_t;
+typedef unsigned int	__kernel_uid32_t;
+typedef unsigned int	__kernel_gid32_t;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __kernel_old_uid_t