diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 548e04bade3c3f..13488be4ae4b09 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module_param_named(i915_enable_rc6, i915_enable_rc6, int, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(i915_enable_rc6,
 		"Enable power-saving render C-state 6 (default: true)");
 
-unsigned int i915_enable_fbc __read_mostly = -1;
+int i915_enable_fbc __read_mostly = -1;
 module_param_named(i915_enable_fbc, i915_enable_fbc, int, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(i915_enable_fbc,
 		"Enable frame buffer compression for power savings "
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(lvds_downclock,
 		"Use panel (LVDS/eDP) downclocking for power savings "
 		"(default: false)");
 
-unsigned int i915_panel_use_ssc __read_mostly = -1;
+int i915_panel_use_ssc __read_mostly = -1;
 module_param_named(lvds_use_ssc, i915_panel_use_ssc, int, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(lvds_use_ssc,
 		"Use Spread Spectrum Clock with panels [LVDS/eDP] "
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index d2da91f9025284..4a9c1b97980493 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1000,10 +1000,10 @@ extern int i915_panel_ignore_lid __read_mostly;
 extern unsigned int i915_powersave __read_mostly;
 extern unsigned int i915_semaphores __read_mostly;
 extern unsigned int i915_lvds_downclock __read_mostly;
-extern unsigned int i915_panel_use_ssc __read_mostly;
+extern int i915_panel_use_ssc __read_mostly;
 extern int i915_vbt_sdvo_panel_type __read_mostly;
 extern unsigned int i915_enable_rc6 __read_mostly;
-extern unsigned int i915_enable_fbc __read_mostly;
+extern int i915_enable_fbc __read_mostly;
 extern bool i915_enable_hangcheck __read_mostly;
 
 extern int i915_suspend(struct drm_device *dev, pm_message_t state);