diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index bf46186..d74c2d2 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -510,8 +510,7 @@
 static int
 svc_init_buffer(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, unsigned int size)
 {
-	int pages;
-	int arghi;
+	unsigned int pages, arghi;
 
 	pages = size / PAGE_SIZE + 1; /* extra page as we hold both request and reply.
 				       * We assume one is at most one page
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@
 		rqstp->rq_pages[arghi++] = p;
 		pages--;
 	}
-	return ! pages;
+	return pages == 0;
 }
 
 /*