diff --git a/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c b/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
index be3eb8e..28f8b5e 100644
--- a/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 int decnet_no_fc_max_cwnd = NSP_MIN_WINDOW;
 
 /* Reasonable defaults, I hope, based on tcp's defaults */
-int sysctl_decnet_mem[3] = { 768 << 3, 1024 << 3, 1536 << 3 };
+long sysctl_decnet_mem[3] = { 768 << 3, 1024 << 3, 1536 << 3 };
 int sysctl_decnet_wmem[3] = { 4 * 1024, 16 * 1024, 128 * 1024 };
 int sysctl_decnet_rmem[3] = { 4 * 1024, 87380, 87380 * 2 };
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 		.data = &sysctl_decnet_mem,
 		.maxlen = sizeof(sysctl_decnet_mem),
 		.mode = 0644,
-		.proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
+		.proc_handler = proc_doulongvec_minmax
 	},
 	{
 		.procname = "decnet_rmem",