diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index d5175f52d2..01d3a7758c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int decode_lt_rps(HEVCContext *s, LongTermRPS *rps, GetBitContext *gb)
     const HEVCSPS *sps = s->sps;
     int max_poc_lsb    = 1 << sps->log2_max_poc_lsb;
     int prev_delta_msb = 0;
-    int nb_sps = 0, nb_sh;
+    unsigned int nb_sps = 0, nb_sh;
     int i;
 
     rps->nb_refs = 0;
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static int hls_slice_header(HEVCContext *s)
     }
 
     if (s->pps->slice_header_extension_present_flag) {
-        int length = get_ue_golomb_long(gb);
+        unsigned int length = get_ue_golomb_long(gb);
         for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
             skip_bits(gb, 8);  // slice_header_extension_data_byte
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.h b/libavcodec/hevc.h
index 6c99d9bc5c..a674899b6f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ enum ScanType {
 };
 
 typedef struct ShortTermRPS {
-    int num_negative_pics;
+    unsigned int num_negative_pics;
     int num_delta_pocs;
     int32_t delta_poc[32];
     uint8_t used[32];
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ typedef struct HEVCPPS {
 } HEVCPPS;
 
 typedef struct SliceHeader {
-    int pps_id;
+    unsigned int pps_id;
 
     ///< address (in raster order) of the first block in the current slice segment
     unsigned int   slice_segment_addr;
diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c b/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
index 829294fc9c..0c1550e09c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int ff_hevc_decode_short_term_rps(HEVCContext *s, ShortTermRPS *rps,
         uint8_t delta_rps_sign;
 
         if (is_slice_header) {
-            int delta_idx = get_ue_golomb_long(gb) + 1;
+            unsigned int delta_idx = get_ue_golomb_long(gb) + 1;
             if (delta_idx > sps->nb_st_rps) {
                 av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                        "Invalid value of delta_idx in slice header RPS: %d > %d.\n",
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void parse_ptl(HEVCContext *s, PTL *ptl, int max_num_sub_layers)
     }
 }
 
-static void decode_sublayer_hrd(HEVCContext *s, int nb_cpb,
+static void decode_sublayer_hrd(HEVCContext *s, unsigned int nb_cpb,
                                 int subpic_params_present)
 {
     GetBitContext *gb = &s->HEVClc.gb;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static void decode_hrd(HEVCContext *s, int common_inf_present,
 
     for (i = 0; i < max_sublayers; i++) {
         int low_delay = 0;
-        int nb_cpb = 1;
+        unsigned int nb_cpb = 1;
         int fixed_rate = get_bits1(gb);
 
         if (!fixed_rate)
@@ -553,18 +553,18 @@ static int scaling_list_data(HEVCContext *s, ScalingList *sl)
     GetBitContext *gb = &s->HEVClc.gb;
     uint8_t scaling_list_pred_mode_flag[4][6];
     int32_t scaling_list_dc_coef[2][6];
-    int size_id, matrix_id, i, pos, delta;
+    int size_id, matrix_id, i, pos;
 
     for (size_id = 0; size_id < 4; size_id++)
         for (matrix_id = 0; matrix_id < (size_id == 3 ? 2 : 6); matrix_id++) {
             scaling_list_pred_mode_flag[size_id][matrix_id] = get_bits1(gb);
             if (!scaling_list_pred_mode_flag[size_id][matrix_id]) {
-                delta = get_ue_golomb_long(gb);
+                unsigned int delta = get_ue_golomb_long(gb);
                 /* Only need to handle non-zero delta. Zero means default,
                  * which should already be in the arrays. */
                 if (delta) {
                     // Copy from previous array.
-                    if (matrix_id - delta < 0) {
+                    if (matrix_id < delta) {
                         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                                "Invalid delta in scaling list data: %d.\n", delta);
                         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;