diff --git a/security/apparmor/domain.c b/security/apparmor/domain.c
index 1a33f490e667..2f61b4cc2fc0 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/domain.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/domain.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ restart:
 				 * xattrs, or a longer match
 				 */
 				candidate = profile;
-				candidate_len = profile->xmatch_len;
+				candidate_len = max(count, profile->xmatch_len);
 				candidate_xattrs = ret;
 				conflict = false;
 			}
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/policy.h b/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
index b5b4b8190e65..b5aa4231af68 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct aa_profile {
 
 	const char *attach;
 	struct aa_dfa *xmatch;
-	int xmatch_len;
+	unsigned int xmatch_len;
 	enum audit_mode audit;
 	long mode;
 	u32 path_flags;