diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index 05293babb03106ebc2e7bb231c57967b77050823..2d655a97b959e93523f3fdd9ad12f1ef1aea60cd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ static int twa_poll_status_gone(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, u32 flag, int secon
 static int twa_post_command_packet(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id, char internal);
 static int twa_reset_device_extension(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev);
 static int twa_reset_sequence(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int soft_reset);
-static int twa_scsiop_execute_scsi(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id, char *cdb, int use_sg, TW_SG_Entry *sglistarg);
+static int twa_scsiop_execute_scsi(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id,
+				   unsigned char *cdb, int use_sg,
+				   TW_SG_Entry *sglistarg);
 static void twa_scsiop_execute_scsi_complete(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id);
 static char *twa_string_lookup(twa_message_type *table, unsigned int aen_code);
 
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ out:
 static int twa_aen_drain_queue(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int no_check_reset)
 {
 	int request_id = 0;
-	char cdb[TW_MAX_CDB_LEN];
+	unsigned char cdb[TW_MAX_CDB_LEN];
 	TW_SG_Entry sglist[1];
 	int finished = 0, count = 0;
 	TW_Command_Full *full_command_packet;
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ static void twa_aen_queue_event(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, TW_Command_Apache_H
 /* This function will read the aen queue from the isr */
 static int twa_aen_read_queue(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id)
 {
-	char cdb[TW_MAX_CDB_LEN];
+	unsigned char cdb[TW_MAX_CDB_LEN];
 	TW_SG_Entry sglist[1];
 	TW_Command_Full *full_command_packet;
 	int retval = 1;
@@ -1798,7 +1800,9 @@ out:
 static DEF_SCSI_QCMD(twa_scsi_queue)
 
 /* This function hands scsi cdb's to the firmware */
-static int twa_scsiop_execute_scsi(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id, char *cdb, int use_sg, TW_SG_Entry *sglistarg)
+static int twa_scsiop_execute_scsi(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id,
+				   unsigned char *cdb, int use_sg,
+				   TW_SG_Entry *sglistarg)
 {
 	TW_Command_Full *full_command_packet;
 	TW_Command_Apache *command_packet;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
index 266bdac7530427ea3914705446b58facf0a01014..480cf82700e9f48a225baeda0007f2e6d5f84ece 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ static int twl_post_command_packet(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id)
 } /* End twl_post_command_packet() */
 
 /* This function hands scsi cdb's to the firmware */
-static int twl_scsiop_execute_scsi(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id, char *cdb, int use_sg, TW_SG_Entry_ISO *sglistarg)
+static int twl_scsiop_execute_scsi(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id,
+				   unsigned char *cdb, int use_sg,
+				   TW_SG_Entry_ISO *sglistarg)
 {
 	TW_Command_Full *full_command_packet;
 	TW_Command_Apache *command_packet;
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ out:
 /* This function will read the aen queue from the isr */
 static int twl_aen_read_queue(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id)
 {
-	char cdb[TW_MAX_CDB_LEN];
+	unsigned char cdb[TW_MAX_CDB_LEN];
 	TW_SG_Entry_ISO sglist[1];
 	TW_Command_Full *full_command_packet;
 	int retval = 1;
@@ -554,7 +556,7 @@ out:
 static int twl_aen_drain_queue(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int no_check_reset)
 {
 	int request_id = 0;
-	char cdb[TW_MAX_CDB_LEN];
+	unsigned char cdb[TW_MAX_CDB_LEN];
 	TW_SG_Entry_ISO sglist[1];
 	int finished = 0, count = 0;
 	TW_Command_Full *full_command_packet;