diff --git a/fs/f2fs/hash.c b/fs/f2fs/hash.c
index 948d17bf..a844fcf 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/hash.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/hash.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 	buf[1] += b1;
 }
 
-static void str2hashbuf(const char *msg, size_t len, unsigned int *buf, int num)
+static void str2hashbuf(const unsigned char *msg, size_t len,
+				unsigned int *buf, int num)
 {
 	unsigned pad, val;
 	int i;
@@ -73,9 +74,9 @@
 {
 	__u32 hash;
 	f2fs_hash_t f2fs_hash;
-	const char *p;
+	const unsigned char *p;
 	__u32 in[8], buf[4];
-	const char *name = name_info->name;
+	const unsigned char *name = name_info->name;
 	size_t len = name_info->len;
 
 	if ((len <= 2) && (name[0] == '.') &&