diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 0cd3ad497136..4214bfb13bbd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ u64 ata_tf_read_block(struct ata_taskfile *tf, struct ata_device *dev)
 		if (tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_LBA48) {
 			block |= (u64)tf->hob_lbah << 40;
 			block |= (u64)tf->hob_lbam << 32;
-			block |= tf->hob_lbal << 24;
+			block |= (u64)tf->hob_lbal << 24;
 		} else
 			block |= (tf->device & 0xf) << 24;