diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 4da6ede74401..1d7f4830a80d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct syscall_trace_enter {
 struct syscall_trace_exit {
 	struct trace_entry	ent;
 	int			nr;
-	unsigned long		ret;
+	long			ret;
 };
 
 struct kprobe_trace_entry {