diff --git a/subsys/pm/pm.c b/subsys/pm/pm.c
index 062c7bd623a..13ed1ee7f0e 100644
--- a/subsys/pm/pm.c
+++ b/subsys/pm/pm.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ bool pm_system_suspend(int32_t kernel_ticks)
 		 * is not passed as the next timeout.
 		 *
 		 */
-		sys_clock_set_timeout(MAX(0, ticks - exit_latency_ticks), true);
+		sys_clock_set_timeout(MAX(0, (int64_t)ticks - (int64_t)exit_latency_ticks), true);
 	}
 
 	/*