diff --git a/device_tree.c b/device_tree.c
index 86a694c..5817b2d 100644
--- a/device_tree.c
+++ b/device_tree.c
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 
 void *load_device_tree(const char *filename_path, int *sizep)
 {
-    int dt_size;
+    off_t dt_size;
     int dt_file_load_size;
     int ret;
     void *fdt = NULL;
 
     *sizep = 0;
     dt_size = get_image_size(filename_path);
-    if (dt_size < 0) {
+    if (dt_size == -1) {
         printf("Unable to get size of device tree file '%s'\n",
             filename_path);
         goto fail;
diff --git a/hw/alpha_dp264.c b/hw/alpha_dp264.c
index 876335a..9bdcc6e 100644
--- a/hw/alpha_dp264.c
+++ b/hw/alpha_dp264.c
@@ -143,10 +143,11 @@ static void clipper_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         }
 
         if (initrd_filename) {
-            long initrd_base, initrd_size;
+            long initrd_base;
+            off_t initrd_size;
 
             initrd_size = get_image_size(initrd_filename);
-            if (initrd_size < 0) {
+            if (initrd_size != -1) {
                 hw_error("could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
                          initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/highbank.c b/hw/highbank.c
index 684178e..1bdb623 100644
--- a/hw/highbank.c
+++ b/hw/highbank.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void highbank_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     if (bios_name != NULL) {
         sysboot_filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
         if (sysboot_filename != NULL) {
-            uint32_t filesize = get_image_size(sysboot_filename);
+            off_t filesize = get_image_size(sysboot_filename);
             if (load_image_targphys("sysram.bin", 0xfff88000, filesize) < 0) {
                 hw_error("Unable to load %s\n", bios_name);
             }
diff --git a/hw/leon3.c b/hw/leon3.c
index 71d79a6..f7d4860 100644
--- a/hw/leon3.c
+++ b/hw/leon3.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void leon3_generic_hw_init(ram_addr_t  ram_size,
     int         ret;
     char       *filename;
     qemu_irq   *cpu_irqs = NULL;
-    int         bios_size;
+    off_t       bios_size;
     int         prom_size;
     ResetData  *reset_info;
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void leon3_generic_hw_init(ram_addr_t  ram_size,
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    if (bios_size > 0) {
+    if (bios_size != -1) {
         ret = load_image_targphys(filename, 0x00000000, bios_size);
         if (ret < 0 || ret > prom_size) {
             fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load prom '%s'\n", filename);
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void leon3_generic_hw_init(ram_addr_t  ram_size,
                     kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
-        if (bios_size <= 0) {
+        if (bios_size == 0 || bios_size == -1) {
             /* If there is no bios/monitor, start the application.  */
             env->pc = entry;
             env->npc = entry + 4;
diff --git a/hw/loader.c b/hw/loader.c
index 415cdce..372f6f8 100644
--- a/hw/loader.c
+++ b/hw/loader.c
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@
 static int roms_loaded;
 
 /* return the size or -1 if error */
-int get_image_size(const char *filename)
+off_t get_image_size(const char *filename)
 {
-    int fd, size;
+    int fd;
+    off_t size;
+
     fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY);
     if (fd < 0)
-        return -1;
+        return (off_t)-1;
     size = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
     close(fd);
     return size;
@@ -105,13 +107,13 @@ ssize_t read_targphys(const char *name,
 int load_image_targphys(const char *filename,
 			target_phys_addr_t addr, int max_sz)
 {
-    int size;
+    off_t size;
 
     size = get_image_size(filename);
     if (size > max_sz) {
         return -1;
     }
-    if (size > 0) {
+    if (size != -1) {
         rom_add_file_fixed(filename, addr, -1);
     }
     return size;
diff --git a/hw/loader.h b/hw/loader.h
index fbcaba9..1fbdbcf 100644
--- a/hw/loader.h
+++ b/hw/loader.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define LOADER_H
 
 /* loader.c */
-int get_image_size(const char *filename);
+off_t get_image_size(const char *filename);
 int load_image(const char *filename, uint8_t *addr); /* deprecated */
 int load_image_targphys(const char *filename, target_phys_addr_t, int max_sz);
 int load_elf(const char *filename, uint64_t (*translate_fn)(void *, uint64_t),
diff --git a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
index 163a668..94cf608 100644
--- a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (CPUState *env)
 {
     int64_t kernel_entry, kernel_low, kernel_high;
     int index = 0;
-    long initrd_size;
+    off_t initrd_size;
     ram_addr_t initrd_offset;
     uint32_t *prom_buf;
     long prom_size;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (CPUState *env)
     initrd_offset = 0;
     if (loaderparams.initrd_filename) {
         initrd_size = get_image_size (loaderparams.initrd_filename);
-        if (initrd_size > 0) {
+        if (initrd_size != -1) {
             initrd_offset = (kernel_high + ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK) & TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
             if (initrd_offset + initrd_size > ram_size) {
                 fprintf(stderr,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (CPUState *env)
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(loaderparams.initrd_filename,
                                      initrd_offset, ram_size - initrd_offset);
         }
-        if (initrd_size == (target_ulong) -1) {
+        if (initrd_size == -1) {
             fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
                     loaderparams.initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (CPUState *env)
     prom_buf = g_malloc(prom_size);
 
     prom_set(prom_buf, index++, "%s", loaderparams.kernel_filename);
-    if (initrd_size > 0) {
+    if (initrd_size != -1) {
         prom_set(prom_buf, index++, "rd_start=0x%" PRIx64 " rd_size=%li %s",
-                 cpu_mips_phys_to_kseg0(NULL, initrd_offset), initrd_size,
-                 loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
+                 cpu_mips_phys_to_kseg0(NULL, initrd_offset),
+                 (long)initrd_size, loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
     } else {
         prom_set(prom_buf, index++, "%s", loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
     }
diff --git a/hw/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips_malta.c
index d232630..655b76d 100644
--- a/hw/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips_malta.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ static void GCC_FMT_ATTR(3, 4) prom_set(uint32_t* prom_buf, int index,
 static int64_t load_kernel (void)
 {
     int64_t kernel_entry, kernel_high;
-    long initrd_size;
+    off_t initrd_size;
     ram_addr_t initrd_offset;
     int big_endian;
     uint32_t *prom_buf;
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
     initrd_offset = 0;
     if (loaderparams.initrd_filename) {
         initrd_size = get_image_size (loaderparams.initrd_filename);
-        if (initrd_size > 0) {
+        if (initrd_size != -1) {
             initrd_offset = (kernel_high + ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK) & TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
             if (initrd_offset + initrd_size > ram_size) {
                 fprintf(stderr,
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
                                               initrd_offset,
                                               ram_size - initrd_offset);
         }
-        if (initrd_size == (target_ulong) -1) {
+        if (initrd_size == -1) {
             fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
                     loaderparams.initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
     prom_buf = g_malloc(prom_size);
 
     prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "%s", loaderparams.kernel_filename);
-    if (initrd_size > 0) {
+    if (initrd_size != -1) {
         prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "rd_start=0x%" PRIx64 " rd_size=%li %s",
-                 cpu_mips_phys_to_kseg0(NULL, initrd_offset), initrd_size,
-                 loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
+                 cpu_mips_phys_to_kseg0(NULL, initrd_offset),
+                 (long)initrd_size, loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
     } else {
         prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "%s", loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
     }
diff --git a/hw/mips_mipssim.c b/hw/mips_mipssim.c
index 76c95b2..89de6ca 100644
--- a/hw/mips_mipssim.c
+++ b/hw/mips_mipssim.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
 {
     int64_t entry, kernel_high;
     long kernel_size;
-    long initrd_size;
+    off_t initrd_size;
     ram_addr_t initrd_offset;
     int big_endian;
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
     initrd_offset = 0;
     if (loaderparams.initrd_filename) {
         initrd_size = get_image_size (loaderparams.initrd_filename);
-        if (initrd_size > 0) {
+        if (initrd_size != -1) {
             initrd_offset = (kernel_high + ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK) & TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
             if (initrd_offset + initrd_size > loaderparams.ram_size) {
                 fprintf(stderr,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(loaderparams.initrd_filename,
                 initrd_offset, loaderparams.ram_size - initrd_offset);
         }
-        if (initrd_size == (target_ulong) -1) {
+        if (initrd_size == -1) {
             fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
                     loaderparams.initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips_r4k.c
index 1c0615c..e43cbfd 100644
--- a/hw/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips_r4k.c
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ typedef struct ResetData {
 static int64_t load_kernel(void)
 {
     int64_t entry, kernel_high;
-    long kernel_size, initrd_size, params_size;
+    long kernel_size, params_size;
+    off_t initrd_size;
     ram_addr_t initrd_offset;
     uint32_t *params_buf;
     int big_endian;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
     initrd_offset = 0;
     if (loaderparams.initrd_filename) {
         initrd_size = get_image_size (loaderparams.initrd_filename);
-        if (initrd_size > 0) {
+        if (initrd_size != -1) {
             initrd_offset = (kernel_high + ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK) & TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
             if (initrd_offset + initrd_size > ram_size) {
                 fprintf(stderr,
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
                                               initrd_offset,
                                               ram_size - initrd_offset);
         }
-        if (initrd_size == (target_ulong) -1) {
+        if (initrd_size == -1) {
             fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
                     loaderparams.initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
@@ -125,10 +126,10 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
     params_buf[0] = tswap32(ram_size);
     params_buf[1] = tswap32(0x12345678);
 
-    if (initrd_size > 0) {
+    if (initrd_size != -1) {
         snprintf((char *)params_buf + 8, 256, "rd_start=0x%" PRIx64 " rd_size=%li %s",
                  cpu_mips_phys_to_kseg0(NULL, initrd_offset),
-                 initrd_size, loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
+                 (long)initrd_size, loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
     } else {
         snprintf((char *)params_buf + 8, 256, "%s", loaderparams.kernel_cmdline);
     }
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ void mips_r4k_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *bios;
     MemoryRegion *iomem = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
-    int bios_size;
+    off_t bios_size;
     CPUState *env;
     ResetData *reset_info;
     int i;
@@ -213,14 +214,14 @@ void mips_r4k_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     if (filename) {
         bios_size = get_image_size(filename);
     } else {
-        bios_size = -1;
+        bios_size = (off_t)-1;
     }
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
     be = 1;
 #else
     be = 0;
 #endif
-    if ((bios_size > 0) && (bios_size <= BIOS_SIZE)) {
+    if ((bios_size != -1) && (bios_size <= BIOS_SIZE)) {
         bios = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
         memory_region_init_ram(bios, "mips_r4k.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
diff --git a/hw/multiboot.c b/hw/multiboot.c
index b4484a3..37e8af5 100644
--- a/hw/multiboot.c
+++ b/hw/multiboot.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ int load_multiboot(void *fw_cfg,
 
         do {
             char *next_space;
-            int mb_mod_length;
+            off_t mb_mod_length;
             uint32_t offs = mbs.mb_buf_size;
 
             next_initrd = (char *)get_opt_value(NULL, 0, initrd_filename);
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ int load_multiboot(void *fw_cfg,
                 *next_space = '\0';
             mb_debug("multiboot loading module: %s\n", initrd_filename);
             mb_mod_length = get_image_size(initrd_filename);
-            if (mb_mod_length < 0) {
+            if (mb_mod_length == -1) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open file '%s'\n", initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
diff --git a/hw/palm.c b/hw/palm.c
index b1252ab..176ad4b 100644
--- a/hw/palm.c
+++ b/hw/palm.c
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ static void palmte_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     static uint32_t cs1val = 0x0000e1a0;
     static uint32_t cs2val = 0x0000e1a0;
     static uint32_t cs3val = 0xe1a0e1a0;
-    int rom_size, rom_loaded = 0;
+    int rom_loaded = 0;
+    off_t rom_size;
     DisplayState *ds = get_displaystate();
     MemoryRegion *flash = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *cs = g_new(MemoryRegion, 4);
@@ -240,16 +241,16 @@ static void palmte_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     if (nb_option_roms) {
         rom_size = get_image_size(option_rom[0].name);
         if (rom_size > flash_size) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: ROM image too big (%x > %x)\n",
-                            __FUNCTION__, rom_size, flash_size);
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: ROM image too big (%lx > %x)\n",
+                    __FUNCTION__, (unsigned long)rom_size, flash_size);
             rom_size = 0;
         }
-        if (rom_size > 0) {
+        if (rom_size != -1) {
             rom_size = load_image_targphys(option_rom[0].name, OMAP_CS0_BASE,
                                            flash_size);
             rom_loaded = 1;
         }
-        if (rom_size < 0) {
+        if (rom_size == -1) {
             fprintf(stderr, "%s: error loading '%s'\n",
                             __FUNCTION__, option_rom[0].name);
         }
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 7f3aa65..1ebef27 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -673,7 +673,8 @@ static void load_linux(void *fw_cfg,
                        target_phys_addr_t max_ram_size)
 {
     uint16_t protocol;
-    int setup_size, kernel_size, initrd_size = 0, cmdline_size;
+    int setup_size, kernel_size, cmdline_size;
+    off_t initrd_size = 0;
     uint32_t initrd_max;
     uint8_t header[8192], *setup, *kernel, *initrd_data;
     target_phys_addr_t real_addr, prot_addr, cmdline_addr, initrd_addr = 0;
@@ -796,7 +797,7 @@ static void load_linux(void *fw_cfg,
 	}
 
 	initrd_size = get_image_size(initrd_filename);
-        if (initrd_size < 0) {
+        if (initrd_size == -1) {
             fprintf(stderr, "qemu: error reading initrd %s\n",
                     initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
@@ -991,7 +992,7 @@ void pc_memory_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
     int ret, linux_boot, i;
     MemoryRegion *ram, *bios, *isa_bios, *option_rom_mr;
     MemoryRegion *ram_below_4g, *ram_above_4g;
-    int bios_size, isa_bios_size;
+    off_t bios_size, isa_bios_size;
     void *fw_cfg;
 
     linux_boot = (kernel_filename != NULL);
@@ -1024,9 +1025,9 @@ void pc_memory_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
     if (filename) {
         bios_size = get_image_size(filename);
     } else {
-        bios_size = -1;
+        bios_size = (off_t)-1;
     }
-    if (bios_size <= 0 ||
+    if (bios_size == 0 || bios_size == -1 ||
         (bios_size % 65536) != 0) {
         goto bios_error;
     }
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index 5f4f80e..2af3c3a 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ static void pci_patch_ids(PCIDevice *pdev, uint8_t *ptr, int size)
 /* Add an option rom for the device */
 static int pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev, bool is_default_rom)
 {
-    int size;
+    off_t size;
     char *path;
     void *ptr;
     char name[32];
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ static int pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev, bool is_default_rom)
     }
 
     size = get_image_size(path);
-    if (size < 0) {
+    if (size == -1) {
         error_report("%s: failed to find romfile \"%s\"",
                      __FUNCTION__, pdev->romfile);
         g_free(path);
diff --git a/hw/ppc_prep.c b/hw/ppc_prep.c
index eb43fb5..c41e13c 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_prep.c
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ static void ppc_prep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
 #if 0
     MemoryRegion *xcsr = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
 #endif
-    int linux_boot, i, nb_nics1, bios_size;
+    int linux_boot, i, nb_nics1;
+    off_t bios_size;
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *bios = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     uint32_t kernel_base, initrd_base;
@@ -546,13 +547,13 @@ static void ppc_prep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     } else {
         bios_size = -1;
     }
-    if (bios_size > 0 && bios_size <= BIOS_SIZE) {
+    if (bios_size != -1 && bios_size <= BIOS_SIZE) {
         target_phys_addr_t bios_addr;
         bios_size = (bios_size + 0xfff) & ~0xfff;
         bios_addr = (uint32_t)(-bios_size);
         bios_size = load_image_targphys(filename, bios_addr, bios_size);
     }
-    if (bios_size < 0 || bios_size > BIOS_SIZE) {
+    if (bios_size == -1 || bios_size > BIOS_SIZE) {
         hw_error("qemu: could not load PPC PREP bios '%s'\n", bios_name);
     }
     if (filename) {
diff --git a/hw/smbios.c b/hw/smbios.c
index c57237d..85fad0e 100644
--- a/hw/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/smbios.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int smbios_entry_add(const char *t)
     if (get_param_value(buf, sizeof(buf), "file", t)) {
         struct smbios_structure_header *header;
         struct smbios_table *table;
-        int size = get_image_size(buf);
+        off_t size = get_image_size(buf);
 
         if (size == -1 || size < sizeof(struct smbios_structure_header)) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Cannot read smbios file %s\n", buf);
