diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 70907027c1e..a78b3bbb213 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -1256,14 +1256,19 @@ static inline void z_vrfy_k_yield(void)
 #include <syscalls/k_yield_mrsh.c>
 #endif
 
-static int32_t z_tick_sleep(int32_t ticks)
+static int32_t z_tick_sleep(k_ticks_t ticks)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MULTITHREADING
 	uint32_t expected_wakeup_time;
 
 	__ASSERT(!arch_is_in_isr(), "");
 
-	LOG_DBG("thread %p for %d ticks", _current, ticks);
+#ifndef CONFIG_TIMEOUT_64BIT
+	/* LOG subsys does not handle 64-bit values
+	 * https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/issues/26246
+	 */
+	LOG_DBG("thread %p for %u ticks", _current, ticks);
+#endif
 
 	/* wait of 0 ms is treated as a 'yield' */
 	if (ticks == 0) {
@@ -1277,7 +1282,7 @@ static int32_t z_tick_sleep(int32_t ticks)
 	timeout = Z_TIMEOUT_TICKS(ticks);
 #else
 	ticks += _TICK_ALIGN;
-	timeout = (k_ticks_t) ticks;
+	timeout = Z_TIMEOUT_TICKS(ticks);
 #endif
 
 	expected_wakeup_time = ticks + z_tick_get_32();
@@ -1295,7 +1300,7 @@ static int32_t z_tick_sleep(int32_t ticks)
 
 	__ASSERT(!z_is_thread_state_set(_current, _THREAD_SUSPENDED), "");
 
-	ticks = expected_wakeup_time - z_tick_get_32();
+	ticks = (k_ticks_t)expected_wakeup_time - z_tick_get_32();
 	if (ticks > 0) {
 		return ticks;
 	}