diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 400f8064a548..81b8644b0136 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char __user *pathname, u32 m
 	return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_inotify_rm_watch(int fd, u32 wd)
+asmlinkage long sys_inotify_rm_watch(int fd, __s32 wd)
 {
 	struct file *filp;
 	struct inotify_device *dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 04fb47bfb920..18d0a243a7b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_inotify_init(void);
 asmlinkage long sys_inotify_init1(int flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char __user *path,
 					u32 mask);
-asmlinkage long sys_inotify_rm_watch(int fd, u32 wd);
+asmlinkage long sys_inotify_rm_watch(int fd, __s32 wd);
 
 asmlinkage long sys_spu_run(int fd, __u32 __user *unpc,
 				 __u32 __user *ustatus);