diff --git a/net/atm/pvc.c b/net/atm/pvc.c
index e1d22d9..d4c0245 100644
--- a/net/atm/pvc.c
+++ b/net/atm/pvc.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 }
 
 static int pvc_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
-			  char __user *optval, int optlen)
+			  char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	int error;