diff --git a/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c b/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
index 391d01fd27897d9e29ad42a973f14cee89301d33..653a9e2919fad727ec334c7c3187ffdab6b8dcfa 100644
--- a/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
+++ b/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ static int lov_rd_stripecount(char *page, char **start, off_t off, int count,
         LASSERT(dev != NULL);
         desc = &dev->u.lov.desc;
         *eof = 1;
-        return snprintf(page, count, "%ld\n",
-                        (long)(desc->ld_default_stripe_count + 1) - 1);
+        return snprintf(page, count, "%d\n",
+                        (__s16)(desc->ld_default_stripe_count + 1) - 1);
 }
 
 static int lov_wr_stripecount(struct file *file, const char *buffer,