diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h
index a2fada9..a8f56e1 100644
--- a/include/linux/socket.h
+++ b/include/linux/socket.h
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 					  int offset, 
 					  unsigned int len, __wsum *csump);
 
-extern int verify_iovec(struct msghdr *m, struct iovec *iov, struct sockaddr *address, int mode);
+extern long verify_iovec(struct msghdr *m, struct iovec *iov, struct sockaddr *address, int mode);
 extern int memcpy_toiovec(struct iovec *v, unsigned char *kdata, int len);
 extern int memcpy_toiovecend(const struct iovec *v, unsigned char *kdata,
 			     int offset, int len);