diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 49c0e4eb8987..589e9e122e5d 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ static bool __io_complete_rw_common(struct io_kiocb *req, long res)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned io_fixup_rw_res(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned res)
+static inline int io_fixup_rw_res(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned res)
 {
 	struct io_async_rw *io = req->async_data;