diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmutrace.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmutrace.h
index 3c6522b84ff1..ffcd96fc02d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmutrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmutrace.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(
 		/* These depend on page entry type, so compute them now.  */
 		__field(bool, r)
 		__field(bool, x)
-		__field(u8, u)
+		__field(signed char, u)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(