diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 94e148e38719..42b73930a6de 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static bool make_all_cpus_request(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int req)
 
 void kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	int dirty_count = kvm->tlbs_dirty;
+	long dirty_count = kvm->tlbs_dirty;
 
 	smp_mb();
 	if (make_all_cpus_request(kvm, KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH))