diff --git a/sys/boot/common/ufsread.c b/sys/boot/common/ufsread.c
index 5d0e8af56b8e..68fdec94cbeb 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/ufsread.c
+++ b/sys/boot/common/ufsread.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ lookup(const char *path)
 	const char *s;
 	ino_t ino;
 	ssize_t n;
-	int dt;
+	u_int8_t dt;
 
 	ino = ROOTINO;
 	dt = DT_DIR;
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c b/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
index 307d4c5df087..9e1b617d4bd8 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static struct dsk {
 } dsk;
 static char cmd[512], cmddup[512];
 static char kname[1024];
-static uint32_t opts;
+static uint16_t opts;
 static int comspeed = SIOSPD;
 static struct bootinfo bootinfo;
 static uint8_t ioctrl = IO_KEYBOARD;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ putc(int c)
 int
 main(void)
 {
-    int autoboot;
+    uint8_t autoboot;
     ino_t ino;
 
     dmadat = (void *)(roundup2(__base + (int32_t)&_end, 0x10000) - __base);
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ load(void)
     caddr_t p;
     ino_t ino;
     uint32_t addr, x;
-    int fmt, i, j;
+    int i, j;
+    uint8_t fmt;
 
     if (!(ino = lookup(kname))) {
 	if (!ls)