diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
index 4ee23f4ebf4a..5c0f4e2c64c4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ static unsigned int scmi_cpufreq_fast_switch(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					     unsigned int target_freq)
 {
 	struct scmi_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
+	unsigned long freq = target_freq;
 
-	if (!perf_ops->freq_set(ph, priv->domain_id,
-				target_freq * 1000, true))
+	if (!perf_ops->freq_set(ph, priv->domain_id, freq * 1000, true))
 		return target_freq;
 
 	return 0;