diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops_spinwait.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops_spinwait.c
index c662a7cf10a4..d98d19226b5f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops_spinwait.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops_spinwait.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void *__cpu_spinwait_task_pointer[NR_CPUS] __section(".data");
 static void cpu_update_secondary_bootdata(unsigned int cpuid,
 				   struct task_struct *tidle)
 {
-	int hartid = cpuid_to_hartid_map(cpuid);
+	unsigned long hartid = cpuid_to_hartid_map(cpuid);
 
 	/*
 	 * The hartid must be less than NR_CPUS to avoid out-of-bound access
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static void cpu_update_secondary_bootdata(unsigned int cpuid,
 	 * spinwait booting is not the recommended approach for any platforms
 	 * booting Linux in S-mode and can be disabled in the future.
 	 */
-	if (hartid == INVALID_HARTID || hartid >= NR_CPUS)
+	if (hartid == INVALID_HARTID || hartid >= (unsigned long) NR_CPUS)
 		return;
 
 	/* Make sure tidle is updated */