diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 65814b0..c10ce91 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5103,7 +5103,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * Note: the following is an unsigned comparison.
 		 */
-		if ((curr_events - rdev->last_events + 4096) > 8192) {
+		if ((long)curr_events - (long)rdev->last_events > 4096) {
 			rdev->last_events = curr_events;
 			idle = 0;
 		}