diff --git a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
index c6ba5bc..57a93f4 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
+++ b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 	struct simple_xattrs	xattrs;
 };
 
-#define KN_DEACTIVATED_BIAS		INT_MIN
+/* +1 to avoid triggering overflow warning when negating it */
+#define KN_DEACTIVATED_BIAS		(INT_MIN + 1)
 
 /* KERNFS_TYPE_MASK and types are defined in include/linux/kernfs.h */