diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 90fe60c2f112..02d1ee778df0 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct inode *ubifs_new_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *dir,
 			iput(inode);
 			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 		}
-		ubifs_warn(c, "running out of inode numbers (current %lu, max %d)",
+		ubifs_warn(c, "running out of inode numbers (current %lu, max %u)",
 			   (unsigned long)c->highest_inum, INUM_WATERMARK);
 	}