diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index cf2cd6ce4cb2..0fe94ea43f32 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ static void hrtick_start_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 		 * doesn't make sense. Rely on vruntime for fairness.
 		 */
 		if (rq->curr != p)
-			delta = max(10000LL, delta);
+			delta = max_t(s64, 10000LL, delta);
 
 		hrtick_start(rq, delta);
 	}