diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index b74a8158..a2f0bb3a 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     /* As I don't know if accessing hshd from core could be a good practice, 
     I prefer pushing target height to the core at the same time it is pushed to the user.
     Nz. */
-    m_core.set_target_blockchain_height(hshd.current_height);
+    m_core.set_target_blockchain_height(static_cast<int64_t>(hshd.current_height));
     
     int64_t diff = static_cast<int64_t>(hshd.current_height) - static_cast<int64_t>(m_core.get_current_blockchain_height());
     LOG_PRINT_CCONTEXT_YELLOW("Sync data returned unknown top block: " << m_core.get_current_blockchain_height() << " -> " << hshd.current_height