diff --git a/lib/timeval.c b/lib/timeval.c
index 66f923a8ee..d11b95197b 100644
--- a/lib/timeval.c
+++ b/lib/timeval.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct curltime Curl_now(void)
   struct curltime ret;
   (void)gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
   ret.tv_sec = now.tv_sec;
-  ret.tv_usec = now.tv_usec;
+  ret.tv_usec = (int)now.tv_usec;
   return ret;
 }