diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/global_data.h
index 6e2cdc72cf..a735a8a2c7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 	unsigned long	tbl;
 	unsigned long	lastinc;
 #endif
-	unsigned long	baudrate;
+	unsigned int	baudrate;
 	unsigned long	have_console;	/* serial_init() was called */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRE_CONSOLE_BUFFER
 	unsigned long	precon_buf_idx;	/* Pre-Console buffer index */
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/u-boot.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/u-boot.h
index 590649aa3e..5fa4a6a730 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/u-boot.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/u-boot.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define _U_BOOT_H_	1
 
 typedef struct bd_info {
-	int		bi_baudrate;	/* serial console baudrate */
+	unsigned int	bi_baudrate;	/* serial console baudrate */
 	unsigned long	bi_arch_number;	/* unique id for this board */
 	unsigned long	bi_boot_params;	/* where this board expects params */
 	unsigned long	bi_memstart;	/* start of DRAM memory */
diff --git a/common/cmd_bdinfo.c b/common/cmd_bdinfo.c
index bc737d0239..aca54d1116 100644
--- a/common/cmd_bdinfo.c
+++ b/common/cmd_bdinfo.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int do_bdinfo(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 
 	print_eth(0);
 	printf("ip_addr     = %s\n", getenv("ipaddr"));
-	printf("baudrate    = %d bps\n", bd->bi_baudrate);
+	printf("baudrate    = %u bps\n", bd->bi_baudrate);
 
 	return 0;
 }