diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
index 4b04ab8908f8..a396f048a031 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ ahc_inq(struct ahc_softc *ahc, u_int port)
 	return ((ahc_inb(ahc, port))
 	      | (ahc_inb(ahc, port+1) << 8)
 	      | (ahc_inb(ahc, port+2) << 16)
-	      | (ahc_inb(ahc, port+3) << 24)
+	      | (((uint64_t)ahc_inb(ahc, port+3)) << 24)
 	      | (((uint64_t)ahc_inb(ahc, port+4)) << 32)
 	      | (((uint64_t)ahc_inb(ahc, port+5)) << 40)
 	      | (((uint64_t)ahc_inb(ahc, port+6)) << 48)