diff --git a/stdlib/arc4random.c b/stdlib/arc4random.c
index e417ef624d..960a38f295 100644
--- a/stdlib/arc4random.c
+++ b/stdlib/arc4random.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void
 __arc4random_buf (void *p, size_t n)
 {
   static int seen_initialized;
-  size_t l;
+  ssize_t l;
   int fd;
 
   if (n == 0)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/not-cancel.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/not-cancel.h
index a263d294b1..cf35c8bfc9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/not-cancel.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/not-cancel.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ __writev_nocancel_nostatus (int fd, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
   INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (writev, fd, iov, iovcnt);
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline ssize_t
 __getrandom_nocancel (void *buf, size_t buflen, unsigned int flags)
 {
   return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (getrandom, buf, buflen, flags);