diff --git a/target/hexagon/genptr.c b/target/hexagon/genptr.c
index cd6af4bceb..df126de55b 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/genptr.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/genptr.c
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 #include "gen_tcg.h"
 #include "gen_tcg_hvx.h"
 
-static inline void gen_log_predicated_reg_write(int rnum, TCGv val, int slot)
+static inline void gen_log_predicated_reg_write(int rnum, TCGv val,
+                                                uint32_t slot)
 {
     TCGv zero = tcg_constant_tl(0);
     TCGv slot_mask = tcg_temp_new();
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ static inline void gen_log_reg_write(int rnum, TCGv val)
     }
 }
 
-static void gen_log_predicated_reg_write_pair(int rnum, TCGv_i64 val, int slot)
+static void gen_log_predicated_reg_write_pair(int rnum, TCGv_i64 val,
+                                              uint32_t slot)
 {
     TCGv val32 = tcg_temp_new();
     TCGv zero = tcg_constant_tl(0);
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ static inline void gen_store_conditional8(DisasContext *ctx,
     tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_llsc_addr, ~0);
 }
 
-static inline void gen_store32(TCGv vaddr, TCGv src, int width, int slot)
+static inline void gen_store32(TCGv vaddr, TCGv src, int width, uint32_t slot)
 {
     tcg_gen_mov_tl(hex_store_addr[slot], vaddr);
     tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_store_width[slot], width);
@@ -402,49 +404,49 @@ static inline void gen_store32(TCGv vaddr, TCGv src, int width, int slot)
 }
 
 static inline void gen_store1(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, TCGv src,
-                              DisasContext *ctx, int slot)
+                              DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t slot)
 {
     gen_store32(vaddr, src, 1, slot);
     ctx->store_width[slot] = 1;
 }
 
 static inline void gen_store1i(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, int32_t src,
-                               DisasContext *ctx, int slot)
+                               DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t slot)
 {
     TCGv tmp = tcg_constant_tl(src);
     gen_store1(cpu_env, vaddr, tmp, ctx, slot);
 }
 
 static inline void gen_store2(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, TCGv src,
-                              DisasContext *ctx, int slot)
+                              DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t slot)
 {
     gen_store32(vaddr, src, 2, slot);
     ctx->store_width[slot] = 2;
 }
 
 static inline void gen_store2i(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, int32_t src,
-                               DisasContext *ctx, int slot)
+                               DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t slot)
 {
     TCGv tmp = tcg_constant_tl(src);
     gen_store2(cpu_env, vaddr, tmp, ctx, slot);
 }
 
 static inline void gen_store4(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, TCGv src,
-                              DisasContext *ctx, int slot)
+                              DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t slot)
 {
     gen_store32(vaddr, src, 4, slot);
     ctx->store_width[slot] = 4;
 }
 
 static inline void gen_store4i(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, int32_t src,
-                               DisasContext *ctx, int slot)
+                               DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t slot)
 {
     TCGv tmp = tcg_constant_tl(src);
     gen_store4(cpu_env, vaddr, tmp, ctx, slot);
 }
 
 static inline void gen_store8(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, TCGv_i64 src,
-                              DisasContext *ctx, int slot)
+                              DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t slot)
 {
     tcg_gen_mov_tl(hex_store_addr[slot], vaddr);
     tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_store_width[slot], 8);
@@ -453,7 +455,7 @@ static inline void gen_store8(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, TCGv_i64 src,
 }
 
 static inline void gen_store8i(TCGv_env cpu_env, TCGv vaddr, int64_t src,
-                               DisasContext *ctx, int slot)
+                               DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t slot)
 {
     TCGv_i64 tmp = tcg_constant_i64(src);
     gen_store8(cpu_env, vaddr, tmp, ctx, slot);
diff --git a/target/hexagon/macros.h b/target/hexagon/macros.h
index a78e84faa4..5ea2d54ebe 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/macros.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/macros.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 #define LOAD_CANCEL(EA) do { CANCEL; } while (0)
 
 #ifdef QEMU_GENERATE
-static inline void gen_pred_cancel(TCGv pred, int slot_num)
+static inline void gen_pred_cancel(TCGv pred, uint32_t slot_num)
  {
     TCGv slot_mask = tcg_temp_new();
     TCGv tmp = tcg_temp_new();
