diff --git a/include/linux/cper.h b/include/linux/cper.h
index d14ef4e77c8a..4b5f8459b403 100644
--- a/include/linux/cper.h
+++ b/include/linux/cper.h
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ struct cper_sec_proc_generic {
 /* IA32/X64 Processor Error Section */
 struct cper_sec_proc_ia {
 	__u64	validation_bits;
-	__u8	lapic_id;
+	__u64	lapic_id;
 	__u8	cpuid[48];
 };