diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/x86_decode.c b/target/i386/hvf/x86_decode.c
index d6d5894e54..5fea2dd3cc 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/x86_decode.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/x86_decode.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ uint64_t sign(uint64_t val, int size)
 static inline uint64_t decode_bytes(CPUX86State *env, struct x86_decode *decode,
                                     int size)
 {
-    target_ulong val = 0;
-    
+    uint64_t val = 0;
+
     switch (size) {
     case 1:
     case 2: