diff --git a/kernel/calls.h b/kernel/calls.h
index 3464c97697..314f5b1121 100644
--- a/kernel/calls.h
+++ b/kernel/calls.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ dword_t sys_getcwd(addr_t buf_addr, dword_t size);
 dword_t sys_chdir(addr_t path_addr);
 dword_t sys_chroot(addr_t path_addr);
 dword_t sys_fchdir(fd_t f);
-dword_t sys_personality(dword_t pers);
+int_t sys_personality(dword_t pers);
 int task_set_thread_area(struct task *task, addr_t u_info);
 int sys_set_thread_area(addr_t u_info);
 int sys_set_tid_address(addr_t blahblahblah);
diff --git a/kernel/getset.c b/kernel/getset.c
index ecc20904f3..94d3575547 100644
--- a/kernel/getset.c
+++ b/kernel/getset.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int_t sys_capset(addr_t header_addr, addr_t data_addr) {
 }
 
 // minimal version according to Linux sys/personality.h
-dword_t sys_personality(dword_t pers) {
+int_t sys_personality(dword_t pers) {
     if (pers == 0xffffffff)  // get personality, return default (Linux)
         return 0x00000000;
     if (pers == 0x00000000)  // set personality to Linux