diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index bfbc4889909e..ce521010ce96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct  intel_ring_buffer {
 
 	unsigned int	head;
 	unsigned int	tail;
-	unsigned int	space;
+	int		space;
 	struct intel_hw_status_page status_page;
 
 	u32		irq_gem_seqno;		/* last seq seem at irq time */