diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/RCCE_lib.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/RCCE_lib.h
index 3065a01b..3ca89d1f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/RCCE_lib.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/RCCE_lib.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ extern int          RCCE_BUFF_SIZE;
 #endif
 extern int          RC_MY_COREID;
 extern int          RC_COREID[RCCE_MAXNP];
-extern long long    RC_REFCLOCKMHZ;
+extern int          RC_REFCLOCKMHZ;
 extern int          RCCE_IAM;
 extern int          RCCE_debug_synch;
 extern int          RCCE_debug_comm;
diff --git a/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c b/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
index 17d620ef..09a44994 100644
--- a/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
+++ b/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 // GLOBAL VARIABLES USED BY THE LIBRARY
 //......................................................................................
 int       RCCE_NP;               // number of participating cores
-long long RC_REFCLOCKMHZ;        // baseline CPU frequency (MHz)
+int       RC_REFCLOCKMHZ;        // baseline CPU frequency (MHz)
 int       RC_MY_COREID;          // physical ID of calling core
 int       RC_COREID[RCCE_MAXNP]; // array of physical core IDs for all participating 
                                  // cores, sorted by rank