diff --git a/include/linux/minmax.h b/include/linux/minmax.h
index 41da6f85a407..98008dd92153 100644
--- a/include/linux/minmax.h
+++ b/include/linux/minmax.h
@@ -152,13 +152,20 @@
 #define umax(x, y)	\
 	__careful_cmp(max, (x) + 0u + 0ul + 0ull, (y) + 0u + 0ul + 0ull)
 
+#define __careful_op3(op, x, y, z, ux, uy, uz) ({			\
+	__auto_type ux = (x); __auto_type uy = (y);__auto_type uz = (z);\
+	BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!__types_ok3(x,y,z,ux,uy,uz),			\
+		#op"3("#x", "#y", "#z") signedness error");		\
+	__cmp(op, ux, __cmp(op, uy, uz)); })
+
 /**
  * min3 - return minimum of three values
  * @x: first value
  * @y: second value
  * @z: third value
  */
-#define min3(x, y, z) min((typeof(x))min(x, y), z)
+#define min3(x, y, z) \
+	__careful_op3(min, x, y, z, __UNIQUE_ID(x_), __UNIQUE_ID(y_), __UNIQUE_ID(z_))
 
 /**
  * max3 - return maximum of three values
@@ -166,7 +173,8 @@
  * @y: second value
  * @z: third value
  */
-#define max3(x, y, z) max((typeof(x))max(x, y), z)
+#define max3(x, y, z) \
+	__careful_op3(max, x, y, z, __UNIQUE_ID(x_), __UNIQUE_ID(y_), __UNIQUE_ID(z_))
 
 /**
  * min_not_zero - return the minimum that is _not_ zero, unless both are zero