diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 1e1abf1d5769..ea5cb1ba282f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ static u32 nfsd4_get_drc_mem(struct nfsd4_channel_attrs *ca)
 	 * Never use more than a third of the remaining memory,
 	 * unless it's the only way to give this client a slot:
 	 */
-	avail = clamp_t(int, avail, slotsize, total_avail/3);
+	avail = clamp_t(unsigned long, avail, slotsize, total_avail/3);
 	num = min_t(int, num, avail / slotsize);
 	nfsd_drc_mem_used += num * slotsize;
 	spin_unlock(&nfsd_drc_lock);