diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
index 3745f7c2b9c2..ec3d9368dc5b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ int ecryptfs_write(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode, char *data, loff_t offset,
 		pgoff_t ecryptfs_page_idx = (pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
 		size_t start_offset_in_page = (pos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK);
 		size_t num_bytes = (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - start_offset_in_page);
-		size_t total_remaining_bytes = ((offset + size) - pos);
+		loff_t total_remaining_bytes = ((offset + size) - pos);
 
 		if (num_bytes > total_remaining_bytes)
 			num_bytes = total_remaining_bytes;
 		if (pos < offset) {
 			/* remaining zeros to write, up to destination offset */
-			size_t total_remaining_zeros = (offset - pos);
+			loff_t total_remaining_zeros = (offset - pos);
 
 			if (num_bytes > total_remaining_zeros)
 				num_bytes = total_remaining_zeros;