1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/slime/BinaryEncoder.java b/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/slime/BinaryEncoder.java
index f12496f7a76..e0b4fb2c672 100644
--- a/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/slime/BinaryEncoder.java
+++ b/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/slime/BinaryEncoder.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ final class BinaryEncoder implements ArrayTraverser, ObjectSymbolTraverser {
         byte next = (byte)(value & 0x7f);
         value >>>= 7; // unsigned shift
         while (value != 0) {
-            next |= 0x80;
+            next |= (byte)0x80;
             out.put(next);
             next = (byte)(value & 0x7f);
             value >>>= 7;