diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_ctx_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_ctx_gk20a.c
index 3d7861d4c..7120059cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_ctx_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_ctx_gk20a.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static int gr_gk20a_init_ctx_vars_fw(struct gk20a *g, struct gr_gk20a *gr)
 				break;
 			case NETLIST_REGIONID_CTXSW_REG_BASE_INDEX:
 				g->gr.ctx_vars.regs_base_index = *src;
-				gk20a_dbg_info("NETLIST_REGIONID_CTXSW_REG_BASE_INDEX : %d",
+				gk20a_dbg_info("NETLIST_REGIONID_CTXSW_REG_BASE_INDEX : %u",
 					g->gr.ctx_vars.regs_base_index);
 				break;
 			case NETLIST_REGIONID_MAJORV:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_gk20a.h
index 14668dc60..c4d5dbdcf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_gk20a.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ struct gr_gk20a {
 			struct aiv_list_gk20a pm_ucgpc;
 			struct aiv_list_gk20a etpc;
 		} ctxsw_regs;
-		int regs_base_index;
+		u32 regs_base_index;
 		bool valid;
 
 		u32 preempt_image_size;