diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index d0dd7882d8c7..26a9d3c8057a 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ deadline_merged_requests(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 	 * and move into next position (next will be deleted) in fifo
 	 */
 	if (!list_empty(&req->queuelist) && !list_empty(&next->queuelist)) {
-		if (time_before(next->fifo_time, req->fifo_time)) {
+		if (time_before((unsigned long)next->fifo_time,
+				(unsigned long)req->fifo_time)) {
 			list_move(&req->queuelist, &next->queuelist);
 			req->fifo_time = next->fifo_time;
 		}
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ static inline int deadline_check_fifo(struct deadline_data *dd, int ddir)
 	/*
 	 * rq is expired!
 	 */
-	if (time_after_eq(jiffies, rq->fifo_time))
+	if (time_after_eq(jiffies, (unsigned long)rq->fifo_time))
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 9746d223494c..d116d3b52c73 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct request {
 	struct list_head queuelist;
 	union {
 		struct call_single_data csd;
-		unsigned long fifo_time;
+		u64 fifo_time;
 	};
 
 	struct request_queue *q;