diff --git a/net/colo-compare.c b/net/colo-compare.c
index 8d476bbd99..76b83a9ca0 100644
--- a/net/colo-compare.c
+++ b/net/colo-compare.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct CompareState {
     SendCo out_sendco;
     SendCo notify_sendco;
     bool vnet_hdr;
-    uint32_t compare_timeout;
+    uint64_t compare_timeout;
     uint32_t expired_scan_cycle;
 
     /*
@@ -1076,9 +1076,9 @@ static void compare_get_timeout(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                 Error **errp)
 {
     CompareState *s = COLO_COMPARE(obj);
-    uint32_t value = s->compare_timeout;
+    uint64_t value = s->compare_timeout;
 
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
+    visit_type_uint64(v, name, &value, errp);
 }
 
 static void compare_set_timeout(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
@@ -1141,9 +1141,9 @@ static void set_max_queue_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                Error **errp)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
-    uint32_t value;
+    uint64_t value;
 
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, &local_err);
+    visit_type_uint64(v, name, &value, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto out;
     }
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ static void colo_compare_init(Object *obj)
     object_property_add_str(obj, "notify_dev",
                             compare_get_notify_dev, compare_set_notify_dev);
 
-    object_property_add(obj, "compare_timeout", "uint32",
+    object_property_add(obj, "compare_timeout", "uint64",
                         compare_get_timeout,
                         compare_set_timeout, NULL, NULL);