diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 36fc145ffbb6..0d45dad6941a 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_branch_data *f, int val, int expect);
 #define unlikely_notrace(x)	__builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)
 
 #define __branch_check__(x, expect) ({					\
-			int ______r;					\
+			long ______r;					\
 			static struct ftrace_branch_data		\
 				__attribute__((__aligned__(4)))		\
 				__attribute__((section("_ftrace_annotated_branch"))) \