diff --git a/queue.c b/queue.c
index 1a14c743d8a..34cf17ba69a 100644
--- a/queue.c
+++ b/queue.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ BaseType_t xQueueGenericReset( QueueHandle_t xQueue,
             /* Check for multiplication overflow. */
             ( ( SIZE_MAX / uxQueueLength ) >= uxItemSize ) &&
             /* Check for addition overflow. */
-            ( ( UBaseType_t ) ( SIZE_MAX - sizeof( Queue_t ) ) >= ( uxQueueLength * uxItemSize ) ) )
+            ( ( SIZE_MAX - sizeof( Queue_t ) ) >= ( size_t ) ( uxQueueLength * uxItemSize ) ) )
         {
             /* Allocate enough space to hold the maximum number of items that
              * can be in the queue at any time.  It is valid for uxItemSize to be