diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index cb70f1812a70f..8c7642a00054f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ ext4_file_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	int unaligned_aio = 0;
-	int ret;
+	ssize_t ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we have encountered a bitmap-format file, the size limit