diff --git a/arch/mips64/atomic_arch.h b/arch/mips64/atomic_arch.h
index 49d9884a..8664e11c 100644
--- a/arch/mips64/atomic_arch.h
+++ b/arch/mips64/atomic_arch.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static inline void *a_ll_p(volatile long *p)
 #define a_sc_p a_sc_p
 static inline int a_sc_p(volatile long *p, void *v)
 {
-	int r;
+	long r;
 	__asm__ __volatile__ (
 		"scd %0, %1"
 		: "=r"(r), "=m"(*p) : "0"(v) : "memory");