diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index 8bdc59251418..065adfb985fe 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3531,8 +3531,9 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 			memcpy(fp->create_guid, dh_info.CreateGuid,
 					SMB2_CREATE_GUID_SIZE);
 			if (dh_info.timeout)
-				fp->durable_timeout = min(dh_info.timeout,
-						DURABLE_HANDLE_MAX_TIMEOUT);
+				fp->durable_timeout =
+					min_t(unsigned int, dh_info.timeout,
+					      DURABLE_HANDLE_MAX_TIMEOUT);
 			else
 				fp->durable_timeout = 60;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
index b0f6d0f94cb8..5bbb179736c2 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ struct ksmbd_file {
 	struct list_head		blocked_works;
 	struct list_head		lock_list;
 
-	int				durable_timeout;
-	int				durable_scavenger_timeout;
+	unsigned int			durable_timeout;
+	unsigned int			durable_scavenger_timeout;
 
 	/* if ls is happening on directory, below is valid*/
 	struct ksmbd_readdir_data	readdir_data;