diff --git a/include/asm-avr32/posix_types.h b/include/asm-avr32/posix_types.h
index 2831b03..9e255b9 100644
--- a/include/asm-avr32/posix_types.h
+++ b/include/asm-avr32/posix_types.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 typedef unsigned int	__kernel_uid_t;
 typedef unsigned int	__kernel_gid_t;
 typedef unsigned long	__kernel_size_t;
-typedef int             __kernel_ssize_t;
+typedef long		__kernel_ssize_t;
 typedef int             __kernel_ptrdiff_t;
 typedef long            __kernel_time_t;
 typedef long            __kernel_suseconds_t;