diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index 6baf5fe14230..178b53b56be9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int do_blktrans_request(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr,
 		return 1;
 
 	default:
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "Unknown request %ld\n", rq_data_dir(req));
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE "Unknown request %u\n", rq_data_dir(req));
 		return 0;
 	}
 }