diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 27048bbb4d..2c525cc1b2 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ static int exclude_promisor_objects_best_effort;
 
 static int use_delta_islands;
 
-static unsigned long delta_cache_size = 0;
-static unsigned long max_delta_cache_size = DEFAULT_DELTA_CACHE_SIZE;
+static size_t delta_cache_size = 0;
+static size_t max_delta_cache_size = DEFAULT_DELTA_CACHE_SIZE;
 static unsigned long cache_max_small_delta_size = 1000;
 
 static unsigned long window_memory_limit = 0;
@@ -2687,8 +2687,8 @@ struct unpacked {
 	unsigned depth;
 };
 
-static int delta_cacheable(unsigned long src_size, unsigned long trg_size,
-			   unsigned long delta_size)
+static int delta_cacheable(size_t src_size, size_t trg_size,
+			   size_t delta_size)
 {
 	if (max_delta_cache_size && delta_cache_size + delta_size > max_delta_cache_size)
 		return 0;