diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
index 3e99c149271a..7ce9cf3b6988 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static bool slice_scan_available(unsigned long addr,
 		slice = GET_HIGH_SLICE_INDEX(addr);
 		*boundary_addr = (slice + end) ?
 			((slice + end) << SLICE_HIGH_SHIFT) : SLICE_LOW_TOP;
-		return !!(available.high_slices & (1u << slice));
+		return !!(available.high_slices & (1ul << slice));
 	}
 }