1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 12597311a..e75c29043 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -3087,7 +3087,7 @@ static CURLcode CreateConnection(struct SessionHandle *data,
 
   if(data->set.use_port && data->state.allow_port) {
     /* if set, we use this and ignore the port possibly given in the URL */
-    conn->remote_port = data->set.use_port;
+    conn->remote_port = (unsigned short)data->set.use_port;
     if(tmp)
       *tmp = '\0'; /* cut off the name there anyway - if there was a port
                       number - since the port number is to be ignored! */