diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/pkvm.h b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/pkvm.h
index 9e9615a061aa..e4983f5cbd0f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/pkvm.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/pkvm.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ extern phys_addr_t pvmfw_size;
 
 int __pkvm_init_shadow(struct kvm *kvm, void *shadow_va, size_t size, void *pgd);
 int __pkvm_teardown_shadow(int shadow_handle);
-struct kvm_vcpu *get_shadow_vcpu(int shadow_handle, int vcpu_idx);
+struct kvm_vcpu *get_shadow_vcpu(int shadow_handle, unsigned int vcpu_idx);
 void put_shadow_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 u64 pvm_read_id_reg(const struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 id);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/pkvm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/pkvm.c
index fb72ef154eb1..8bd9c525f201 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/pkvm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/pkvm.c
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ static struct kvm_shadow_vm *find_shadow_by_handle(int shadow_handle)
 	return shadow_table[shadow_index];
 }
 
-struct kvm_vcpu *get_shadow_vcpu(int shadow_handle, int vcpu_idx)
+struct kvm_vcpu *get_shadow_vcpu(int shadow_handle, unsigned int vcpu_idx)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = NULL;
 	struct kvm_shadow_vm *vm;
 
 	hyp_spin_lock(&shadow_lock);
 	vm = find_shadow_by_handle(shadow_handle);
-	if (!vm || vcpu_idx < 0 || vm->created_vcpus <= vcpu_idx)
+	if (!vm || vm->created_vcpus <= vcpu_idx)
 		goto unlock;
 	vcpu = &vm->shadow_vcpus[vcpu_idx].vcpu;