diff --git a/fs/squashfs/file.c b/fs/squashfs/file.c
index 7b1128398976..89d492916dea 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/file.c
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ failure:
  * If the skip factor is limited in this way then the file will use multiple
  * slots.
  */
-static inline int calculate_skip(int blocks)
+static inline int calculate_skip(u64 blocks)
 {
-	int skip = blocks / ((SQUASHFS_META_ENTRIES + 1)
+	u64 skip = blocks / ((SQUASHFS_META_ENTRIES + 1)
 		 * SQUASHFS_META_INDEXES);
-	return min(SQUASHFS_CACHED_BLKS - 1, skip + 1);
+	return min((u64) SQUASHFS_CACHED_BLKS - 1, skip + 1);
 }