diff --git a/include/linux/jiffies.h b/include/linux/jiffies.h
index 5bc2aa7eb5a1..5af5e22e9a2a 100644
--- a/include/linux/jiffies.h
+++ b/include/linux/jiffies.h
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long msecs_to_jiffies(const unsigned int m)
  *
  * Return: jiffies value
  */
-#define secs_to_jiffies(_secs) ((_secs) * HZ)
+#define secs_to_jiffies(_secs) (unsigned long)((_secs) * HZ)
 
 extern unsigned long __usecs_to_jiffies(const unsigned int u);
 #if !(USEC_PER_SEC % HZ)