diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
index aa8a1cb6..8ee3d894 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private:
         GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(out_handle_, &orig_buffer_info);
         WORD back_color = orig_buffer_info.wAttributes;
         // retrieve the current background color
-        back_color &= ~(FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
+        back_color &= static_cast<WORD>(~(FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY));
         // keep the background color unchanged
         SetConsoleTextAttribute(out_handle_, attribs | back_color);
         return  orig_buffer_info.wAttributes; //return orig attribs