diff --git a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
index 46cef905ea..4c392a041d 100644
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
@@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ bool Android_JNI_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *b
     mid = (*env)->GetMethodID(env, clazz,
                               "messageboxShowMessageBox", "(ILjava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;[I[I[Ljava/lang/String;[I)I");
     *buttonID = (*env)->CallIntMethod(env, context, mid,
-                                      messageboxdata->flags,
+                                      (jint)messageboxdata->flags,
                                       title,
                                       message,
                                       button_flags,