diff --git a/ipc/compat.c b/ipc/compat.c
index f486b00..e1f4ab6 100644
--- a/ipc/compat.c
+++ b/ipc/compat.c
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE5(msgrcv, int, msqid, compat_uptr_t, msgp,
-		       compat_ssize_t, msgsz, long, msgtyp, int, msgflg)
+		       compat_ssize_t, msgsz, compat_long_t, msgtyp, int, msgflg)
 {
-	return do_msgrcv(msqid, compat_ptr(msgp), (ssize_t)msgsz, msgtyp,
+	return do_msgrcv(msqid, compat_ptr(msgp), (ssize_t)msgsz, (long)msgtyp,
 			 msgflg, compat_do_msg_fill);
 }