diff --git a/mm/debug_page_alloc.c b/mm/debug_page_alloc.c
index 6a26eca546c3..41e3d1f1ad96 100644
--- a/mm/debug_page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/debug_page_alloc.c
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ early_param("debug_pagealloc", early_debug_pagealloc);
 
 static int __init debug_guardpage_minorder_setup(char *buf)
 {
-	unsigned long res;
+	unsigned int res;
 
-	if (kstrtoul(buf, 10, &res) < 0 ||  res > MAX_PAGE_ORDER / 2) {
+	if (kstrtouint(buf, 10, &res) < 0 ||  res > MAX_PAGE_ORDER / 2) {
 		pr_err("Bad debug_guardpage_minorder value: %s\n", buf);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	_debug_guardpage_minorder = res;
-	pr_info("Setting debug_guardpage_minorder to %lu\n", res);
+	pr_info("Setting debug_guardpage_minorder to %u\n", res);
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("debug_guardpage_minorder", debug_guardpage_minorder_setup);