diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/generic_timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/generic_timer.c
index cd92b2c7617..a2dda333fe5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/generic_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/generic_timer.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ unsigned long timer_read_counter(void)
 	return cntpct;
 }
 
-unsigned long long get_ticks(void)
+uint64_t get_ticks(void)
 {
 	unsigned long ticks = timer_read_counter();