diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c
index 3b77b674cbf6..c7b8a506af65 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ void ehca_poll_eqs(unsigned long data)
 			struct ehca_eq *eq = &shca->eq;
 			int max = 3;
 			volatile u64 q_ofs, q_ofs2;
-			u64 flags;
+			unsigned long flags;
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&eq->spinlock, flags);
 			q_ofs = eq->ipz_queue.current_q_offset;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&eq->spinlock, flags);