diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/ChangeLog
index cb5c6f34e4..1d34fbab93 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-12-12	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* shared/irq/idt.c: unsigned limits to match with
+	  i386_get_info_from_IDTR.
+
 2006-12-02	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* configure.ac: New BUG-REPORT address.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/shared/irq/idt.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/shared/irq/idt.c
index bd2fdfdcdc..ddaeadd878 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/shared/irq/idt.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/shared/irq/idt.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ rtems_raw_irq_hdl get_hdl_from_vector(rtems_vector_offset index)
 {
     uint32_t                    hdl;
     interrupt_gate_descriptor* 	idt_entry_tbl;
-    uint32_t                    limit;
+    unsigned                    limit;
 
     i386_get_info_from_IDTR (&idt_entry_tbl, &limit);