diff --git a/python/pyspark/mllib/classification.py b/python/pyspark/mllib/classification.py
index 9f53ed098202b..e04eeb2b60d71 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/mllib/classification.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/mllib/classification.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def __init__(self, weights, intercept, numFeatures, numClasses):
             self._dataWithBiasSize = None
             self._weightsMatrix = None
         else:
-            self._dataWithBiasSize = self._coeff.size / (self._numClasses - 1)
+            self._dataWithBiasSize = self._coeff.size // (self._numClasses - 1)
             self._weightsMatrix = self._coeff.toArray().reshape(self._numClasses - 1,
                                                                 self._dataWithBiasSize)