diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index c61758f4be31..a18119fb88f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ extern void xt_compat_unlock(u_int8_t af);
 
 extern int xt_compat_add_offset(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset, short delta);
 extern void xt_compat_flush_offsets(u_int8_t af);
-extern short xt_compat_calc_jump(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset);
+extern int xt_compat_calc_jump(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset);
 
 extern int xt_compat_match_offset(const struct xt_match *match);
 extern int xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 69c56287d518..0a12cedfe9e3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("{ip,ip6,arp,eb}_tables backend module");
 struct compat_delta {
 	struct compat_delta *next;
 	unsigned int offset;
-	short delta;
+	int delta;
 };
 
 struct xt_af {
@@ -439,10 +439,10 @@ void xt_compat_flush_offsets(u_int8_t af)
 }
 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)