diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c b/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
index b6ee50a2916d..fa7082489765 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/gscd.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static void __do_gscd_request(unsigned long dummy)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (req->cmd != READ) {
-		printk("GSCD: bad cmd %lu\n", rq_data_dir(req));
+		printk("GSCD: bad cmd %u\n", rq_data_dir(req));
 		end_request(req, 0);
 		goto repeat;
 	}