diff --git a/ext/ttml/gstttmlrender.c b/ext/ttml/gstttmlrender.c
index ee1cb974dd..b6a63b5bf5 100644
--- a/ext/ttml/gstttmlrender.c
+++ b/ext/ttml/gstttmlrender.c
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ gst_ttml_render_draw_text (GstTtmlRender * render, const gchar * text,
   ret->width = buf_width;
   ret->height = buf_height;
   ret->x = 0;
-  ret->y = MAX (0, baseline_offset - (baseline - ink_rect.y));
+  ret->y = MAX (0, (gint) baseline_offset - (baseline - ink_rect.y));
   return ret;
 }