diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
index 73a5dcd977e11..5d545b78111f9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 unsigned long pseries_memory_block_size(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
-	unsigned int memblock_size = MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
+	u64 memblock_size = MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
 	struct resource r;
 
 	np = of_find_node_by_path("/ibm,dynamic-reconfiguration-memory");