diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 83b0431c21..e0ae943efb 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -353,21 +353,17 @@ static void index_commit_for_bitmap(struct commit *commit)
 
 static void *get_delta(struct object_entry *entry)
 {
-	unsigned long size, base_size;
-	size_t delta_size;
+	size_t size, base_size, delta_size;
 	void *buf, *base_buf, *delta_buf;
 	enum object_type type;
-	size_t size_st = 0, base_size_st = 0;
 
 	buf = odb_read_object(the_repository->objects, &entry->idx.oid,
-			      &type, &size_st);
-	size = cast_size_t_to_ulong(size_st);
+			      &type, &size);
 	if (!buf)
 		die(_("unable to read %s"), oid_to_hex(&entry->idx.oid));
 	base_buf = odb_read_object(the_repository->objects,
 				   &DELTA(entry)->idx.oid, &type,
-				   &base_size_st);
-	base_size = cast_size_t_to_ulong(base_size_st);
+				   &base_size);
 	if (!base_buf)
 		die("unable to read %s",
 		    oid_to_hex(&DELTA(entry)->idx.oid));