diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 296bed9431f3..615cdaac3e72 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -9467,7 +9467,7 @@ void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(n > sizeof(*stats64) / sizeof(u64));
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-		dst[i] = atomic_long_read(&src[i]);
+		dst[i] = (unsigned long)atomic_long_read(&src[i]);
 	/* zero out counters that only exist in rtnl_link_stats64 */
 	memset((char *)stats64 + n * sizeof(u64), 0,
 	       sizeof(*stats64) - n * sizeof(u64));