--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.13.1/include/linux/netdevice.h	2005-09-10 02:42:58.000000000 +0000
+++ ohio-7170-487/linux-2.6.13.1/include/linux/netdevice.h	2009-06-08 14:16:52.000000000 +0000
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@
 static inline u32 netif_msg_init(int debug_value, int default_msg_enable_bits)
 {
 	/* use default */
-	if (debug_value < 0 || debug_value >= (sizeof(u32) * 8))
+	if (debug_value < 0 || ((unsigned int) debug_value) >= (sizeof(u32) * 8))
 		return default_msg_enable_bits;
 	if (debug_value == 0)	/* no output */
 		return 0;