diff --git a/cmds/balance.c b/cmds/balance.c
index c48133ad..2c703a59 100644
--- a/cmds/balance.c
+++ b/cmds/balance.c
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ static int do_balance_v1(int fd)
 }
 
 enum {
-	BALANCE_START_FILTERS = 1 << 0,
-	BALANCE_START_NOWARN  = 1 << 1
+	BALANCE_START_FILTERS = 1U << 0,
+	BALANCE_START_NOWARN  = 1U << 1
 };
 
 static int do_balance(const char *path, struct btrfs_ioctl_balance_args *args,
diff --git a/cmds/commands.h b/cmds/commands.h
index 464f9017..c19e664a 100644
--- a/cmds/commands.h
+++ b/cmds/commands.h
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 #define __BTRFS_COMMANDS_H__
 
 enum {
-	CMD_HIDDEN = (1 << 0),	/* should not be in help listings */
-	CMD_ALIAS = (1 << 1),	/* alias of next command in cmd_group */
-	CMD_FORMAT_TEXT = (1 << 2),	/* output as plain text */
-	CMD_FORMAT_JSON = (1 << 3),	/* output in json */
-	CMD_DRY_RUN	= (1 << 4),	/* Accepts global --dry-run option. */
+	CMD_HIDDEN	= (1U << 0),	/* should not be in help listings */
+	CMD_ALIAS	= (1U << 1),	/* alias of next command in cmd_group */
+	CMD_FORMAT_TEXT = (1U << 2),	/* output as plain text */
+	CMD_FORMAT_JSON = (1U << 3),	/* output in json */
+	CMD_DRY_RUN	= (1U << 4),	/* Accepts global --dry-run option. */
 };
 
 #define CMD_FORMAT_MASK		(CMD_FORMAT_TEXT | CMD_FORMAT_JSON)
diff --git a/cmds/props.h b/cmds/props.h
index 0f786b18..89696a81 100644
--- a/cmds/props.h
+++ b/cmds/props.h
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 #define __BTRFS_PROPS_H__
 
 enum prop_object_type {
-	prop_object_dev		= (1 << 0),
-	prop_object_root	= (1 << 1),
-	prop_object_subvol	= (1 << 2),
-	prop_object_inode	= (1 << 3),
+	prop_object_dev		= (1U << 0),
+	prop_object_root	= (1U << 1),
+	prop_object_subvol	= (1U << 2),
+	prop_object_inode	= (1U << 3),
 	__prop_object_max,
 };