diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c
index 913b86ef3a8d..b1646c24a632 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ find_or_evict(struct net *net, struct xt_connlimit_conn *conn)
 	const struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *found;
 	unsigned long a, b;
 	int cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
-	__s32 age;
+	u32 age;
 
 	found = nf_conntrack_find_get(net, &conn->zone, &conn->tuple);
 	if (found)