diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
index c1f816f896a8..d580f4071622 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ static void bm_page_io_async(struct drbd_bm_aio_ctx *ctx, int page_nr) __must_ho
 		submit_bio(bio);
 		/* this should not count as user activity and cause the
 		 * resync to throttle -- see drbd_rs_should_slow_down(). */
-		atomic_add(len >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
+		atomic64_add(len >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index f27d5b0f9a0b..1b71adc07e83 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -954,9 +954,9 @@ struct drbd_device {
 	struct mutex *state_mutex; /* either own_state_mutex or first_peer_device(device)->connection->cstate_mutex */
 	char congestion_reason;  /* Why we where congested... */
 	atomic_t rs_sect_in; /* for incoming resync data rate, SyncTarget */
-	atomic_t rs_sect_ev; /* for submitted resync data rate, both */
+	atomic64_t rs_sect_ev; /* for submitted resync data rate, both */
 	int rs_last_sect_ev; /* counter to compare with */
-	int rs_last_events;  /* counter of read or write "events" (unit sectors)
+	s64 rs_last_events;  /* counter of read or write "events" (unit sectors)
 			      * on the lower level device when we last looked. */
 	int c_sync_rate; /* current resync rate after syncer throttle magic */
 	struct fifo_buffer *rs_plan_s; /* correction values of resync planer (RCU, connection->conn_update) */
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 53ba2dddba6e..ea057bd60541 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ void drbd_init_set_defaults(struct drbd_device *device)
 	atomic_set(&device->local_cnt, 0);
 	atomic_set(&device->pp_in_use_by_net, 0);
 	atomic_set(&device->rs_sect_in, 0);
-	atomic_set(&device->rs_sect_ev, 0);
+	atomic64_set(&device->rs_sect_ev, 0);
 	atomic_set(&device->ap_in_flight, 0);
 	atomic_set(&device->md_io.in_use, 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 1f740e42e457..4b75ad3dd0cd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ static int recv_resync_read(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, sector_t secto
 	list_add_tail(&peer_req->w.list, &device->sync_ee);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
 
-	atomic_add(pi->size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
+	atomic64_add(pi->size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
 	if (drbd_submit_peer_request(device, peer_req, REQ_OP_WRITE, 0,
 				     DRBD_FAULT_RS_WR) == 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@ bool drbd_rs_c_min_rate_throttle(struct drbd_device *device)
 	struct gendisk *disk = device->ldev->backing_bdev->bd_disk;
 	unsigned long db, dt, dbdt;
 	unsigned int c_min_rate;
-	int curr_events;
+	s64 curr_events;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	c_min_rate = rcu_dereference(device->ldev->disk_conf)->c_min_rate;
@@ -2802,8 +2802,8 @@ bool drbd_rs_c_min_rate_throttle(struct drbd_device *device)
 	if (c_min_rate == 0)
 		return false;
 
-	curr_events = (int)part_stat_read_accum(disk->part0, sectors) -
-			atomic_read(&device->rs_sect_ev);
+	curr_events = (s64)part_stat_read_accum(disk->part0, sectors) -
+			atomic64_read(&device->rs_sect_ev);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&device->ap_actlog_cnt)
 	    || curr_events - device->rs_last_events > 64) {
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@ static int receive_DataRequest(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct packet
 		goto out_free_e;
 
 submit_for_resync:
-	atomic_add(size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
+	atomic64_add(size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
 
 submit:
 	update_receiver_timing_details(connection, drbd_submit_peer_request);
@@ -5019,7 +5019,7 @@ static int receive_rs_deallocated(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct pac
 		list_add_tail(&peer_req->w.list, &device->sync_ee);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
 
-		atomic_add(pi->size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
+		atomic64_add(pi->size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
 		err = drbd_submit_peer_request(device, peer_req, op, 0, DRBD_FAULT_RS_WR);
 
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
index 64563bfdf0da..a4edd0a9c875 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static int read_for_csum(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, sector_t sector,
 	list_add_tail(&peer_req->w.list, &device->read_ee);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
 
-	atomic_add(size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
+	atomic64_add(size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_ev);
 	if (drbd_submit_peer_request(device, peer_req, REQ_OP_READ, 0,
 				     DRBD_FAULT_RS_RD) == 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ void drbd_rs_controller_reset(struct drbd_device *device)
 	struct fifo_buffer *plan;
 
 	atomic_set(&device->rs_sect_in, 0);
-	atomic_set(&device->rs_sect_ev, 0);
+	atomic64_set(&device->rs_sect_ev, 0);
 	device->rs_in_flight = 0;
 	device->rs_last_events =
 		(int)part_stat_read_accum(disk->part0, sectors);
