diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index c150e1130a5f..7d3bb7da4dd1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static u64 hist_field_unary_minus(struct hist_field *hist_field,
 {									\
 	type *addr = (type *)(event + hist_field->field->offset);	\
 									\
-	return (u64)(unsigned long)*addr;				\
+	return (u64)*addr;						\
 }
 
 DEFINE_HIST_FIELD_FN(s64);