diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index ffad48109a22..eac7e0ee23c1 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ void psched_ratecfg_precompute(struct psched_ratecfg *r, u32 rate)
 	u64 mult;
 	int shift;
 
-	r->rate_bps = rate << 3;
+	r->rate_bps = (u64)rate << 3;
 	r->shift = 0;
 	r->mult = 1;
 	/*