diff --git a/BCC-Examples/hello_fields.py b/BCC-Examples/hello_fields.py
index 3a52fc1..8a2464a 100644
--- a/BCC-Examples/hello_fields.py
+++ b/BCC-Examples/hello_fields.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64
 @section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_clone")
 def hello_world(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
     print("Hello, World!")
-    return c_int64(0)
+    return 0  # type: ignore [return-value]
 
 
 @bpf
diff --git a/BCC-Examples/hello_world.py b/BCC-Examples/hello_world.py
index ff51731..4b5647b 100644
--- a/BCC-Examples/hello_world.py
+++ b/BCC-Examples/hello_world.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64
 @section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_clone")
 def hello_world(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
     print("Hello, World!")
-    return c_int64(0)
+    return 0  # type: ignore [return-value]
 
 
 @bpf
diff --git a/BCC-Examples/sync_timing.py b/BCC-Examples/sync_timing.py
index 37d6a03..448caba 100644
--- a/BCC-Examples/sync_timing.py
+++ b/BCC-Examples/sync_timing.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def do_trace(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
         last.delete(key)
     else:
         last.update(key, ktime())
-    return c_int64(0)
+    return 0  # type: ignore [return-value]
 
 
 @bpf