diff --git a/include/linux/minmax.h b/include/linux/minmax.h
index fc384714da45..e3e4353df983 100644
--- a/include/linux/minmax.h
+++ b/include/linux/minmax.h
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 #define __is_noneg_int(x)	\
 	(__builtin_choose_expr(__is_constexpr(x) && __is_signed(x), x, -1) >= 0)
 
-#define __types_ok(x, y) 					\
-	(__is_signed(x) == __is_signed(y) ||			\
-		__is_signed((x) + 0) == __is_signed((y) + 0) ||	\
-		__is_noneg_int(x) || __is_noneg_int(y))
+#define __types_ok(x, y, ux, uy) 				\
+	(__is_signed(ux) == __is_signed(uy) ||			\
+	 __is_signed((ux) + 0) == __is_signed((uy) + 0) ||	\
+	 __is_noneg_int(x) || __is_noneg_int(y))
 
 #define __cmp_op_min <
 #define __cmp_op_max >
@@ -51,34 +51,31 @@
 #define __cmp_once(op, type, x, y) \
 	__cmp_once_unique(op, type, x, y, __UNIQUE_ID(x_), __UNIQUE_ID(y_))
 
-#define __careful_cmp_once(op, x, y) ({			\
-	static_assert(__types_ok(x, y),			\
+#define __careful_cmp_once(op, x, y, ux, uy) ({		\
+	__auto_type ux = (x); __auto_type uy = (y);	\
+	static_assert(__types_ok(x, y, ux, uy),		\
 		#op "(" #x ", " #y ") signedness error, fix types or consider u" #op "() before " #op "_t()"); \
-	__cmp_once(op, __auto_type, x, y); })
+	__cmp(op, ux, uy); })
 
-#define __careful_cmp(op, x, y)					\
-	__builtin_choose_expr(__is_constexpr((x) - (y)),	\
-		__cmp(op, x, y), __careful_cmp_once(op, x, y))
+#define __careful_cmp(op, x, y) \
+	__careful_cmp_once(op, x, y, __UNIQUE_ID(x_), __UNIQUE_ID(y_))
 
 #define __clamp(val, lo, hi)	\
 	((val) >= (hi) ? (hi) : ((val) <= (lo) ? (lo) : (val)))
 
-#define __clamp_once(val, lo, hi, unique_val, unique_lo, unique_hi) ({		\
-	typeof(val) unique_val = (val);						\
-	typeof(lo) unique_lo = (lo);						\
-	typeof(hi) unique_hi = (hi);						\
+#define __clamp_once(val, lo, hi, uval, ulo, uhi) ({				\
+	__auto_type uval = (val);						\
+	__auto_type ulo = (lo);							\
+	__auto_type uhi = (hi);							\
 	static_assert(__builtin_choose_expr(__is_constexpr((lo) > (hi)), 	\
 			(lo) <= (hi), true),					\
 		"clamp() low limit " #lo " greater than high limit " #hi);	\
-	static_assert(__types_ok(val, lo), "clamp() 'lo' signedness error");	\
-	static_assert(__types_ok(val, hi), "clamp() 'hi' signedness error");	\
-	__clamp(unique_val, unique_lo, unique_hi); })
-
-#define __careful_clamp(val, lo, hi) ({					\
-	__builtin_choose_expr(__is_constexpr((val) - (lo) + (hi)),	\
-		__clamp(val, lo, hi),					\
-		__clamp_once(val, lo, hi, __UNIQUE_ID(__val),		\
-			     __UNIQUE_ID(__lo), __UNIQUE_ID(__hi))); })
+	static_assert(__types_ok(uval, lo, uval, ulo), "clamp() 'lo' signedness error");	\
+	static_assert(__types_ok(uval, hi, uval, uhi), "clamp() 'hi' signedness error");	\
+	__clamp(uval, ulo, uhi); })
+
+#define __careful_clamp(val, lo, hi) \
+	__clamp_once(val, lo, hi, __UNIQUE_ID(v_), __UNIQUE_ID(l_), __UNIQUE_ID(h_))
 
 /**
  * min - return minimum of two values of the same or compatible types