diff --git a/include/assimp/scene.h b/include/assimp/scene.h
index f6dfd82b0..9b173f939 100644
--- a/include/assimp/scene.h
+++ b/include/assimp/scene.h
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ struct aiScene
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < mNumTextures; i++) {
             const char* shortTextureFilename = GetShortFilename(mTextures[i]->mFilename.C_Str());
             if (strcmp(shortTextureFilename, shortFilename) == 0) {
-                return std::make_pair(mTextures[i], i);
+                return std::make_pair(mTextures[i], static_cast<int>(i));
             }
         }
         return std::make_pair(nullptr, -1);