diff --git a/ssl/s3_clnt.c b/ssl/s3_clnt.c
index af30d1af14630161ef44023b973e1883a990cbbb..af8fe2ad950000cd0d4db2339f90b9516f171610 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_clnt.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_clnt.c
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ int ssl3_get_server_hello(SSL *s)
 		}
 #else
 	j= *(p++);
-	if (s->hit && j != (int)s->session->compress_meth)
+	if (s->hit && j != s->session->compress_meth)
 		{
 		al=SSL_AD_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER;
 		SSLerr(SSL_F_SSL3_GET_SERVER_HELLO,SSL_R_OLD_SESSION_COMPRESSION_ALGORITHM_NOT_RETURNED);