diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
index 4b7483bc9cc3..72618dced191 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ static void nvmet_bdev_execute_discard(struct nvmet_req *req)
 		if (status)
 			break;
 
-		nr_sects = le32_to_cpu(range.nlb) << (ns->blksize_shift - 9);
+		nr_sects = (sector_t)le32_to_cpu(range.nlb) <<
+			   (ns->blksize_shift - 9);
 		__blkdev_issue_discard(ns->bdev,
 				nvmet_lba_to_sect(ns, range.slba), nr_sects,
 				GFP_KERNEL, &bio);