diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index 4f26ee46b51f..d9da8c448c76 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const char *ip_vs_proto_name(unsigned int proto)
 		return "ICMPv6";
 #endif
 	default:
-		sprintf(buf, "IP_%d", proto);
+		sprintf(buf, "IP_%u", proto);
 		return buf;
 	}
 }