diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
index fe39bd774697..57c00fa63932 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static void btf_dump_emit_struct_def(struct btf_dump *d,
 			btf_dump_printf(d, ": %d", m_sz);
 			off = m_off + m_sz;
 		} else {
-			m_sz = max(0LL, btf__resolve_size(d->btf, m->type));
+			m_sz = max((__s64)0, btf__resolve_size(d->btf, m->type));
 			off = m_off + m_sz * 8;
 		}
 		btf_dump_printf(d, ";");