diff --git a/src/os.c b/src/os.c
index 22e736f7..e2c93d72 100644
--- a/src/os.c
+++ b/src/os.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static void* mi_unix_mmap(void* addr, size_t size, size_t try_alignment, int pro
         #endif
         if (large_only) return p;
         if (p == NULL) {
-          mi_atomic_store_release(&large_page_try_ok, 10UL);  // on error, don't try again for the next N allocations
+          mi_atomic_store_release(&large_page_try_ok, (uintptr_t)10);  // on error, don't try again for the next N allocations
         }
       }
     }