diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 04943ab40a01..5110c50be291 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void nilfs_dispose_list(struct the_nilfs *, struct list_head *, int);
 
 #define nilfs_cnt32_ge(a, b)   \
 	(typecheck(__u32, a) && typecheck(__u32, b) && \
-	 ((__s32)(a) - (__s32)(b) >= 0))
+	 ((__s32)((a) - (b)) >= 0))
 
 static int nilfs_prepare_segment_lock(struct super_block *sb,
 				      struct nilfs_transaction_info *ti)