diff --git a/kernel/cgroup_pids.c b/kernel/cgroup_pids.c
index 9740ea6..2bd6737 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup_pids.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup_pids.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 {
 	struct pids_cgroup *pids = css_pids(seq_css(sf));
 
-	seq_printf(sf, "max %ld\n", atomic64_read(&pids->events_limit));
+	seq_printf(sf, "max %lld\n", (s64)atomic64_read(&pids->events_limit));
 	return 0;
 }