1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index a3c8e692f493..641cfbc278d8 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1012,13 +1012,14 @@ static int netlink_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 {
         struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
         struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
-        int val = 0, err;
+        unsigned int val = 0;
+        int err;
 
         if (level != SOL_NETLINK)
                 return -ENOPROTOOPT;
 
         if (optlen >= sizeof(int) &&
-            get_user(val, (int __user *)optval))
+            get_user(val, (unsigned int __user *)optval))
                 return -EFAULT;
 
         switch (optname) {