diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 19f83ef14ee4dea57f554d8ca54ab17c8293e063..44b57cc363fff3e4c197dd78383413096066cbea 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -2070,13 +2070,14 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
  * Increase the hugetlb pool such that it can accommodate a reservation
  * of size 'delta'.
  */
-static int gather_surplus_pages(struct hstate *h, int delta)
+static int gather_surplus_pages(struct hstate *h, long delta)
 	__must_hold(&hugetlb_lock)
 {
 	struct list_head surplus_list;
 	struct page *page, *tmp;
-	int ret, i;
-	int needed, allocated;
+	int ret;
+	long i;
+	long needed, allocated;
 	bool alloc_ok = true;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&hugetlb_lock);