diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 182a3e2e1629..c155769559ab 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ char *flags_string(char *buf, char *end, void *flags_ptr,
 		names = vmaflag_names;
 		break;
 	case 'g':
-		flags = *(gfp_t *)flags_ptr;
+		flags = (__force unsigned long)(*(gfp_t *)flags_ptr);
 		names = gfpflag_names;
 		break;
 	default: