diff --git a/lib/sslgen.c b/lib/sslgen.c
index 1945789a32..e7f0011b21 100644
--- a/lib/sslgen.c
+++ b/lib/sslgen.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ int Curl_ssl_recv(struct connectdata *conn, /* connection data */
       return -1;
   }
 
-  return nread;
+  return (int)nread;
 
 #else /* USE_SSL */
   (void)conn;