diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_genl.h b/include/linux/drbd_genl.h
index a59466f7f661..7b174a093a8d 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd_genl.h
+++ b/include/linux/drbd_genl.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, 3, disk_conf,
 	__u32_field_def(7, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	fencing, DRBD_FENCING_DEF)
 
 	__u32_field_def(8,	GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	resync_rate, DRBD_RESYNC_RATE_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(9,	GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	resync_after, DRBD_RESYNC_AFTER_DEF)
+	__s32_field_def(9,	GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	resync_after, DRBD_RESYNC_AFTER_DEF)
 	__u32_field_def(10,	GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	al_extents, DRBD_AL_EXTENTS_DEF)
 	__u32_field_def(11,	GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	c_plan_ahead, DRBD_C_PLAN_AHEAD_DEF)
 	__u32_field_def(12,	GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	c_delay_target, DRBD_C_DELAY_TARGET_DEF)
diff --git a/include/linux/genl_magic_func.h b/include/linux/genl_magic_func.h
index e908f1c50355..94e839aafae3 100644
--- a/include/linux/genl_magic_func.h
+++ b/include/linux/genl_magic_func.h
@@ -437,6 +437,9 @@ static inline int s_name ## _to_unpriv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,		\
 #undef __u32_field_def
 #define __u32_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default)		\
 	x->name = default;
+#undef __s32_field_def
+#define __s32_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default)		\
+	x->name = default;
 #undef __flg_field_def
 #define __flg_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default)		\
 	x->name = default;
diff --git a/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h b/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
index b1ddbb5bd725..0fca21fd1af5 100644
--- a/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ enum {
 	__flg_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)
 #define __u32_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default) \
 	__u32_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)
+#define __s32_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default) \
+	__s32_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)
 #define __str_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, maxlen) \
 	__str_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, maxlen)