diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
index 64fe573deb9b3..9470c2b0b5294 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ static void wacom_wac_pen_event(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_field *field
 		return;
 	case WACOM_HID_WD_SEQUENCENUMBER:
 		if (wacom_wac->hid_data.sequence_number != value)
-			hid_warn(hdev, "Dropped %hu packets", value - wacom_wac->hid_data.sequence_number);
+			hid_warn(hdev, "Dropped %hu packets", (unsigned short)(value - wacom_wac->hid_data.sequence_number));
 		wacom_wac->hid_data.sequence_number = value + 1;
 		return;
 	}