diff --git a/sbin/fsck/dir.c b/sbin/fsck/dir.c
index b05109c804b..ead9a5fd572 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck/dir.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck/dir.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ bad:
 /*
  * allocate a new directory
  */
-int
+ino_t
 allocdir(parent, request, mode)
 	ino_t parent, request;
 	int mode;
diff --git a/sbin/fsck/inode.c b/sbin/fsck/inode.c
index dcf2d89b28a..22cee3fa969 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck/inode.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck/inode.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ ckinode(dp, idesc)
 	register struct inodesc *idesc;
 {
 	register daddr_t *ap;
-	long ret, n, ndb, offset;
+	int ret;
+	long n, ndb, offset;
 	struct dinode dino;
 	quad_t remsize, sizepb;
 	mode_t mode;
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c b/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
index b05109c804b..ead9a5fd572 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ bad:
 /*
  * allocate a new directory
  */
-int
+ino_t
 allocdir(parent, request, mode)
 	ino_t parent, request;
 	int mode;
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ffs/inode.c b/sbin/fsck_ffs/inode.c
index dcf2d89b28a..22cee3fa969 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ffs/inode.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ffs/inode.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ ckinode(dp, idesc)
 	register struct inodesc *idesc;
 {
 	register daddr_t *ap;
-	long ret, n, ndb, offset;
+	int ret;
+	long n, ndb, offset;
 	struct dinode dino;
 	quad_t remsize, sizepb;
 	mode_t mode;
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ifs/dir.c b/sbin/fsck_ifs/dir.c
index b05109c804b..ead9a5fd572 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ifs/dir.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ifs/dir.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ bad:
 /*
  * allocate a new directory
  */
-int
+ino_t
 allocdir(parent, request, mode)
 	ino_t parent, request;
 	int mode;
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ifs/inode.c b/sbin/fsck_ifs/inode.c
index dcf2d89b28a..22cee3fa969 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ifs/inode.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ifs/inode.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ ckinode(dp, idesc)
 	register struct inodesc *idesc;
 {
 	register daddr_t *ap;
-	long ret, n, ndb, offset;
+	int ret;
+	long n, ndb, offset;
 	struct dinode dino;
 	quad_t remsize, sizepb;
 	mode_t mode;