diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 3951c4c480ad..711ec0f4f4d4 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ static inline void sk_sockets_allocated_inc(struct sock *sk)
 	percpu_counter_inc(prot->sockets_allocated);
 }
 
-static inline int
+static inline u64
 sk_sockets_allocated_read_positive(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct proto *prot = sk->sk_prot;
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 79f4106c890e..55db0442d5b1 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ int __sk_mem_schedule(struct sock *sk, int size, int kind)
 	}
 
 	if (sk_has_memory_pressure(sk)) {
-		int alloc;
+		u64 alloc;
 
 		if (!sk_under_memory_pressure(sk))
 			return 1;