diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
index 93755a6292995cd20ec5a3df0528f9a72fbf5616..8f5770a7d85ad0c33a55992b39c2945ecfa0369c 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ struct cftype {
 	 * end of cftype array.
 	 */
 	char name[MAX_CFTYPE_NAME];
-	int private;
+	unsigned long private;
 	/*
 	 * If not 0, file mode is set to this value, otherwise it will
 	 * be figured out automatically