diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index cb952bc225e47681c02980cb71d82c8b766b36aa..87f2eb27ee10c171a47d26c5b0301d0c92ff83be 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 	 * a short time
 	 */
 	unsigned char fpu_counter;
-	int oomkilladj; /* OOM kill score adjustment (bit shift). */
+	s8 oomkilladj; /* OOM kill score adjustment (bit shift). */
 	char comm[TASK_COMM_LEN]; /* executable name excluding path
 				     - access with [gs]et_task_comm (which lock
 				       it with task_lock())