diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 69c5628..0a12ced 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 struct compat_delta {
 	struct compat_delta *next;
 	unsigned int offset;
-	short delta;
+	int delta;
 };
 
 struct xt_af {
@@ -439,10 +439,10 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_compat_flush_offsets);
 
-short xt_compat_calc_jump(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset)
+int xt_compat_calc_jump(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct compat_delta *tmp;
-	short delta;
+	int delta;
 
 	for (tmp = xt[af].compat_offsets, delta = 0; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
 		if (tmp->offset < offset)