diff --git a/io_uring/rw.c b/io_uring/rw.c
index 1e18a44adcf5..76ebcfebc9a6 100644
--- a/io_uring/rw.c
+++ b/io_uring/rw.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static bool __io_complete_rw_common(struct io_kiocb *req, long res)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned io_fixup_rw_res(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned res)
+static inline int io_fixup_rw_res(struct io_kiocb *req, long res)
 {
 	struct io_async_rw *io = req->async_data;