diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index b344b86557a25ceb84ade763feaa46df14f7f3b6..e821d626dfe6a2e7928e1299c6409d7f9448970f 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static void audit_set_auditable(struct audit_context *ctx)
 
 static inline struct audit_context *audit_get_context(struct task_struct *tsk,
 						      int return_valid,
-						      int return_code)
+						      long return_code)
 {
 	struct audit_context *context = tsk->audit_context;