diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index a4015ba29..744bdfb26 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -6173,7 +6173,7 @@ int SetCAType(WOLFSSL_CERT_MANAGER* cm, byte* hash, int type)
     #endif
 
         if (XMEMCMP(hash, subjectHash, SIGNER_DIGEST_SIZE) == 0) {
-            current->type = type;
+            current->type = (byte)type;
             ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
             break;
         }