diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 2cdcb72c8826021183e4e89605911e4cfb376cbc..bc9a62744feca58068ffb96ce850e3c2453cafd9 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ static struct sctp_association *sctp_association_init(
 		= 5 * asoc->rto_max;
 
 	asoc->timeouts[SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_SACK] = asoc->sackdelay;
-	asoc->timeouts[SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_AUTOCLOSE] = sp->autoclose * HZ;
+	asoc->timeouts[SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_AUTOCLOSE] =
+		(unsigned long)sp->autoclose * HZ;
 
 	/* Initializes the timers */
 	for (i = SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_NONE; i < SCTP_NUM_TIMEOUT_TYPES; ++i)