diff --git a/include/linux/jiffies.h b/include/linux/jiffies.h
index 56ad12874cab..f236ea8f47bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/jiffies.h
+++ b/include/linux/jiffies.h
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ 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)