diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index e3cb2d96b55e..9199f507a005 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_net_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "icmp_echo_enable_probe",
 		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_icmp_echo_enable_probe,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(u8),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dou8vec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE
 	},