diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
index 30e7ddb27a3a..c690c8e16a96 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ out:
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(sparc64_personality, unsigned long, personality)
 {
-	int ret;
+	long ret;
 
 	if (personality(current->personality) == PER_LINUX32 &&
 	    personality(personality) == PER_LINUX)