diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_prot.c b/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
index 31652a338e8..d0f4c8cd699 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ crunuse(struct thread *td)
 }
 
 static void
-crunusebatch(struct ucred *cr, int users, int ref)
+crunusebatch(struct ucred *cr, u_int users, long ref)
 {
 
 	KASSERT(users > 0, ("%s: passed users %d not > 0 ; cred %p",
diff --git a/sys/sys/ucred.h b/sys/sys/ucred.h
index be7d5bab1d1..f43e3bb1241 100644
--- a/sys/sys/ucred.h
+++ b/sys/sys/ucred.h
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ struct proc;
 
 struct credbatch {
 	struct ucred *cred;
-	int users;
-	int ref;
+	u_int users;
+	long ref;
 };
 
 static inline void