diff --git a/libavcodec/dsputil.c b/libavcodec/dsputil.c
index cac2045a4e..e53d4c1ea9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dsputil.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dsputil.c
@@ -3821,7 +3821,7 @@ int ff_check_alignment(void){
     static int did_fail=0;
     DECLARE_ALIGNED_16(int, aligned);
 
-    if((int)&aligned & 15){
+    if((long)&aligned & 15){
         if(!did_fail){
 #if defined(HAVE_MMX) || defined(HAVE_ALTIVEC)
             av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR,