diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 91da02987bffef3aa07638d9dd9a8587a7b5a5b2..679817e82484e1fd2964a07730b110c4e79c6100 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static ssize_t ecryptfs_read_update_atime(struct kiocb *iocb,
 				const struct iovec *iov,
 				unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
-	int rc;
+	ssize_t rc;
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 	struct vfsmount *lower_vfsmount;
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;