diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 46b7764f1774..8a6150a3f4c7 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static inline int nlmsg_attrlen(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen)
  */
 static inline int nlmsg_ok(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int remaining)
 {
-	return (remaining >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
+	return (remaining >= (int) sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
 		nlh->nlmsg_len >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
 		nlh->nlmsg_len <= remaining);
 }