diff --git a/include/linux/eventfd.h b/include/linux/eventfd.h
index 30eb30d6909b..3cd202d3eefb 100644
--- a/include/linux/eventfd.h
+++ b/include/linux/eventfd.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static inline struct eventfd_ctx *eventfd_ctx_fdget(int fd)
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
 }
 
-static inline int eventfd_signal(struct eventfd_ctx *ctx, int n)
+static inline int eventfd_signal(struct eventfd_ctx *ctx, __u64 n)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }