diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 180d6a3e4c..62935c2411 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2010-05-27	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
+	* libfs/src/devfs/devfs.h, libfs/src/devfs/devfs_eval.c:
+	Use size_t instead of int for pathlen.
 	* libfs/src/nfsclient/src/nfs.c: 
 	Use uint32_t instead of u_int_t for readarg and writearg.
 
diff --git a/cpukit/libfs/src/devfs/devfs.h b/cpukit/libfs/src/devfs/devfs.h
index 81ac4a2415..6b1daa1a0c 100644
--- a/cpukit/libfs/src/devfs/devfs.h
+++ b/cpukit/libfs/src/devfs/devfs.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ extern int devFS_node_type(
 
 extern int devFS_evaluate_path(
   const char                        *pathname,
-  int                                pathnamelen,
+  size_t                             pathnamelen,
   int                                flags,
   rtems_filesystem_location_info_t  *pathloc
 );
diff --git a/cpukit/libfs/src/devfs/devfs_eval.c b/cpukit/libfs/src/devfs/devfs_eval.c
index d86bd9eb8c..28e867c4ce 100644
--- a/cpukit/libfs/src/devfs/devfs_eval.c
+++ b/cpukit/libfs/src/devfs/devfs_eval.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 int devFS_evaluate_path(
   const char                        *pathname,
-  int                                pathnamelen,
+  size_t                             pathnamelen,
   int                                flags,
   rtems_filesystem_location_info_t  *pathloc
 )