diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 536b78c4af6e6f3c067ed7f0497d8a29a01b2984..e7e57de50a3c0820c0149cecf4956245c56c220f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ module_param(tsc_tolerance_ppm, uint, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
  * tuning, i.e. allows priveleged userspace to set an exact advancement time.
  */
 static int __read_mostly lapic_timer_advance_ns = -1;
-module_param(lapic_timer_advance_ns, uint, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+module_param(lapic_timer_advance_ns, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 static bool __read_mostly vector_hashing = true;
 module_param(vector_hashing, bool, S_IRUGO);