include/boost/spirit/home/karma/numeric/detail/numeric_utils.hpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/boost/spirit/home/karma/numeric/detail/numeric_utils.hpp b/include/boost/spirit/home/karma/numeric/detail/numeric_utils.hpp
index 2ce7b74..49c444f 100644
--- a/include/boost/spirit/home/karma/numeric/detail/numeric_utils.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/spirit/home/karma/numeric/detail/numeric_utils.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace spirit { namespace traits
             typedef unsignedtype type;                                        \
             static type call(signedtype n)                                    \
             {                                                                 \
-                return (n >= 0) ? n : (unsignedtype)(-n);                     \
+                return unsignedtype((n >= 0) ? n : (-n));                     \
             }                                                                 \
         }                                                                     \
     /**/