diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 853929f98962..a704d032713b 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
 #define unlikely_notrace(x)	__builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)
 
 #define __branch_check__(x, expect, is_constant) ({			\
-			int ______r;					\
+			long ______r;					\
 			static struct ftrace_likely_data		\
 				__attribute__((__aligned__(4)))		\
 				__attribute__((section("_ftrace_annotated_branch"))) \