diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index d9a67759fdb5..5e38ceb36000 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -3088,7 +3088,7 @@ static void crypt_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
 	limits->max_segment_size = PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	limits->logical_block_size =
-		max_t(unsigned short, limits->logical_block_size, cc->sector_size);
+		max_t(unsigned, limits->logical_block_size, cc->sector_size);
 	limits->physical_block_size =
 		max_t(unsigned, limits->physical_block_size, cc->sector_size);
 	limits->io_min = max_t(unsigned, limits->io_min, cc->sector_size);