diff --git a/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders.c b/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders.c
index 771b86f46194..24626968055d 100644
--- a/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders.c
+++ b/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct security_class_mapping {
 #include "classmap.h"
 #include "initial_sid_to_string.h"
 
-#define max(x, y) ((x > y) ? x : y)
+#define max(x, y) (((int)(x) > (int)(y)) ? x : y)
 
 const char *progname;