diff --git a/ipc/compat.c b/ipc/compat.c
index f71e962756d8..f486b0096a67 100644
--- a/ipc/compat.c
+++ b/ipc/compat.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE6(ipc, u32, call, int, first, int, second,
 			uptr = compat_ptr(ipck.msgp);
 			fifth = ipck.msgtyp;
 		}
-		return do_msgrcv(first, uptr, second, fifth, third,
+		return do_msgrcv(first, uptr, second, (s32)fifth, third,
 				 compat_do_msg_fill);
 	}
 	case MSGGET: