diff --git a/target/riscv/pmp.c b/target/riscv/pmp.c
index f432f3b759..03abd8fe5e 100644
--- a/target/riscv/pmp.c
+++ b/target/riscv/pmp.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ target_ulong pmpcfg_csr_read(CPURISCVState *env, uint32_t reg_index)
 {
     int i;
     target_ulong cfg_val = 0;
-    uint8_t val = 0;
+    target_ulong val = 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i < sizeof(target_ulong); i++) {
         val = pmp_read_cfg(env, (reg_index * sizeof(target_ulong)) + i);