diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr/intstr.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr/intstr.go
index 12c8a7b6cbe..2df62955538 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr/intstr.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr/intstr.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type IntOrString struct {
 }
 
 // Type represents the stored type of IntOrString.
-type Type int
+type Type int64
 
 const (
 	Int    Type = iota // The IntOrString holds an int.