diff --git a/lib/transfer.c b/lib/transfer.c
index d89dec6735..bff16b4ffb 100644
--- a/lib/transfer.c
+++ b/lib/transfer.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_readwrite(struct connectdata *conn,
              might be pipelining and then someone else might want to read what
              follows! */
           curl_off_t totalleft = k->size - k->bytecount;
-          if(totalleft < bytestoread)
+          if(totalleft < (curl_off_t)bytestoread)
             bytestoread = (size_t)totalleft;
         }