diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index 8ca5c526f8..f8a99e1dad 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static int rtp_common_read(switch_rtp *rtp_session, void *data, int *payload_typ
 		}
 
 		if (bytes < 0) {
-			return bytes;
+			return (int)bytes;
 		} else if (bytes > 0 && switch_test_flag(rtp_session, SWITCH_RTP_FLAG_SECURE)) {
 			int sbytes = (int)bytes;
 			err_status_t stat;