diff --git a/benchmark/ger.c b/benchmark/ger.c
index a752a3c3e..c52018a1e 100644
--- a/benchmark/ger.c
+++ b/benchmark/ger.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 
    for(j = 0; j < m; j++){
       		for(i = 0; i < n * COMPSIZE; i++){
-			a[i + j * m * COMPSIZE] = ((FLOAT) rand() / (FLOAT) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;
+			a[(long)i + (long) j * (long)m * COMPSIZE] = ((FLOAT) rand() / (FLOAT) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;
       		}
    }