diff --git a/include/linux/filter.h b/include/linux/filter.h
index 3ba843c46382..c6cb8f095088 100644
--- a/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static inline unsigned int sk_filter_len(struct sk_filter *fp)
 struct sk_buff;
 struct sock;
 
-extern int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock_filter *filter, int flen);
+extern unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock_filter *filter, int flen);
 extern int sk_attach_filter(struct sock_fprog *fprog, struct sock *sk);
 extern int sk_chk_filter(struct sock_filter *filter, int flen);
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 6961700ff3a0..1806e5b61419 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -856,8 +856,8 @@ static inline int sk_filter(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int needlock)
 		
 		filter = sk->sk_filter;
 		if (filter) {
-			int pkt_len = sk_run_filter(skb, filter->insns,
-						    filter->len);
+			unsigned int pkt_len = sk_run_filter(skb, filter->insns,
+							     filter->len);
 			if (!pkt_len)
 				err = -EPERM;
 			else
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 8964d3445588..9eb9d0017a01 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static inline void *load_pointer(struct sk_buff *skb, int k,
  * len is the number of filter blocks in the array.
  */
  
-int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock_filter *filter, int flen)
+unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock_filter *filter, int flen)
 {
 	struct sock_filter *fentry;	/* We walk down these */
 	void *ptr;
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ load_b:
 			A = X;
 			continue;
 		case BPF_RET|BPF_K:
-			return ((unsigned int)fentry->k);
+			return fentry->k;
 		case BPF_RET|BPF_A:
-			return ((unsigned int)A);
+			return A;
 		case BPF_ST:
 			mem[fentry->k] = A;
 			continue;