diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/macroAssembler_aarch64.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/macroAssembler_aarch64.hpp
index 6f98db7455f..7e23c16a442 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/macroAssembler_aarch64.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/macroAssembler_aarch64.hpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class MacroAssembler: public Assembler {
       = (operand_valid_for_logical_immediate(false /*is32*/,
                                              (uint64_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base())
          && ((uint64_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base()
-             > (1ULL << log2_intptr(Universe::narrow_klass_range()))));
+             > (1ULL << log2_intptr(checked_cast<uintptr_t>(Universe::narrow_klass_range())))));
   }
 
  // These routines should emit JVMTI PopFrame and ForceEarlyReturn handling code.