diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 092c7655..e2676d3c 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ std::uint16_t SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_foreground_color_(s
     
     // change only the foreground bits (lowest 4 bits) 
     auto new_attribs = static_cast<WORD>(attribs) | (orig_buffer_info.wAttributes & 0xfff0);
-    auto ignored = ::SetConsoleTextAttribute(static_cast<HANDLE>(out_handle_), new_attribs);
+    auto ignored = ::SetConsoleTextAttribute(static_cast<HANDLE>(out_handle_), static_cast<WORD>(new_attribs));
     (void)(ignored);
     return static_cast<std::uint16_t>(orig_buffer_info.wAttributes); // return orig attribs
 }