diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.c b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
index dc7596f028b69437d8e833a688e15142c97675c8..ef3e5522e1a4a41979ff5ec56b72ed860d004275 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ static ssize_t ahci_transmit_led_message(struct ata_port *ap, u32 state,
 	void __iomem *mmio = ap->host->iomap[AHCI_PCI_BAR];
 	u32 em_ctl;
 	u32 message[] = {0, 0};
-	unsigned int flags;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int pmp;
 	struct ahci_em_priv *emp;