diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 4124f4dd376b..72b7ddc43116 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ enum hrtimer_restart rtc_pie_update_irq(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
 	struct rtc_device *rtc;
 	ktime_t period;
-	int count;
+	u64 count;
 
 	rtc = container_of(timer, struct rtc_device, pie_timer);