diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index 63d0816ab23b..402765c3a9cb 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ int kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
 
 	mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
 	/* we will send an event, so request a new sequence number */
-	retval = add_uevent_var(env, "SEQNUM=%llu", (unsigned long long)++uevent_seqnum);
+	retval = add_uevent_var(env, "SEQNUM=%llu", ++uevent_seqnum);
 	if (retval) {
 		mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
 		goto exit;