diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index d4e940a26945..06662c5a3e86 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static int test_pages_in_a_zone(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
  * Scanning pfn is much easier than scanning lru list.
  * Scan pfn from start to end and Find LRU page.
  */
-int scan_lru_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+unsigned long scan_lru_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
 	unsigned long pfn;
 	struct page *page;