diff --git a/sys/dev/iicbus/max6690.c b/sys/dev/iicbus/max6690.c
index f6e2bd6686b..5742e179f13 100644
--- a/sys/dev/iicbus/max6690.c
+++ b/sys/dev/iicbus/max6690.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ max6690_sensor_sysctl(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 	struct max6690_softc *sc;
 	struct max6690_sensor *sens;
 	int error;
-	unsigned int temp;
+	int temp;
 
 	dev = arg1;
 	sc = device_get_softc(dev);
diff --git a/sys/geom/cache/g_cache.c b/sys/geom/cache/g_cache.c
index ba701acff18..28df84182f6 100644
--- a/sys/geom/cache/g_cache.c
+++ b/sys/geom/cache/g_cache.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static u_int g_cache_used_hi = 20;
 static int
 sysctl_handle_pct(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 {
-	u_int val = *(u_int *)arg1;
+	int val;
 	int error;
 
 	error = sysctl_handle_int(oidp, &val, 0, req);
diff --git a/sys/geom/journal/g_journal.c b/sys/geom/journal/g_journal.c
index 39084786481..da49593e2dc 100644
--- a/sys/geom/journal/g_journal.c
+++ b/sys/geom/journal/g_journal.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SYSCTL_UINT(_kern_geom_journal_cache, OID_AUTO, divisor, CTLFLAG_RDTUN,
 static int
 g_journal_cache_switch_sysctl(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 {
-	u_int cswitch;
+	int cswitch;
 	int error;
 
 	cswitch = g_journal_cache_switch;