diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/util.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/util.c
index 871b3b9f23f..e2c0bcee0c1 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/util.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/util.c
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ IoCheckEaBufferValidity(IN PFILE_FULL_EA_INFORMATION EaBuffer,
     ULONG NextEaBufferOffset;
     LONG IntEaLength;
 
+    PAGED_CODE();
+
     /* Lenght of the rest. Inital equal to EaLength */
     IntEaLength = EaLength;
 
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ IoCheckEaBufferValidity(IN PFILE_FULL_EA_INFORMATION EaBuffer,
                      */
                     NextEaBufferOffset = ((NextEaBufferOffset + 3) & ~3);
                     if ((EaBufferEnd->NextEntryOffset == NextEaBufferOffset) &&
-                        (EaBufferEnd->NextEntryOffset>0))
+                        ((LONG)EaBufferEnd->NextEntryOffset > 0))
                     {
                         /* Rest of buffer must be greater then the
                            next offset */