diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 11f4bd07cce0..565cead12be2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -223,10 +223,17 @@ do {								\
 	}							\
 } while (0)
 
+/*
+ * This is a type: either unsigned long, if the argument fits into
+ * that type, or otherwise unsigned long long.
+ */
+#define __long_type(x) \
+	__typeof__(__builtin_choose_expr(sizeof(x) > sizeof(0UL), 0ULL, 0UL))
+
 #define __get_user_nocheck(x, ptr, size)			\
 ({								\
 	long __gu_err;						\
-	unsigned long __gu_val;					\
+	__long_type(*(ptr)) __gu_val;				\
 	const __typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);	\
 	__chk_user_ptr(ptr);					\
 	if (!is_kernel_addr((unsigned long)__gu_addr))		\
@@ -239,7 +246,7 @@ do {								\
 #define __get_user_check(x, ptr, size)					\
 ({									\
 	long __gu_err = -EFAULT;					\
-	unsigned long  __gu_val = 0;					\
+	__long_type(*(ptr)) __gu_val = 0;				\
 	const __typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);		\
 	might_fault();							\
 	if (access_ok(VERIFY_READ, __gu_addr, (size)))			\
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ do {								\
 #define __get_user_nosleep(x, ptr, size)			\
 ({								\
 	long __gu_err;						\
-	unsigned long __gu_val;					\
+	__long_type(*(ptr)) __gu_val;				\
 	const __typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);	\
 	__chk_user_ptr(ptr);					\
 	__get_user_size(__gu_val, __gu_addr, (size), __gu_err);	\