diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
index 2b938ebdfd2a..f2013963cef0 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
@@ -412,7 +412,8 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_stream_write(struct ksmbd_file *fp, char *buf, loff_t *pos,
 {
 	char *stream_buf = NULL, *wbuf;
 	struct user_namespace *user_ns = file_mnt_user_ns(fp->filp);
-	size_t size, v_len;
+	size_t size;
+	ssize_t v_len;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	ksmbd_debug(VFS, "write stream data pos : %llu, count : %zd\n",
@@ -429,9 +430,9 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_stream_write(struct ksmbd_file *fp, char *buf, loff_t *pos,
 				       fp->stream.name,
 				       fp->stream.size,
 				       &stream_buf);
-	if ((int)v_len < 0) {
+	if (v_len < 0) {
 		pr_err("not found stream in xattr : %zd\n", v_len);
-		err = (int)v_len;
+		err = v_len;
 		goto out;
 	}