diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index 9702126..4d5bf40 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ unsigned long iov_iter_gap_alignment(const struct iov_iter *i)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iov_iter_gap_alignment);
 
-static inline size_t __pipe_get_pages(struct iov_iter *i,
+static inline ssize_t __pipe_get_pages(struct iov_iter *i,
 				size_t maxsize,
 				struct page **pages,
 				int idx,