diff --git a/JGE/include/JTypes.h b/JGE/include/JTypes.h
index 42936da5c..b4ffe7194 100644
--- a/JGE/include/JTypes.h
+++ b/JGE/include/JTypes.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ typedef uint32_t u32;
 
 #if defined (ABGR8888)
 #ifndef ARGB
-#define ARGB(a, r, g, b)		((u32)((a << 24) | (b << 16) | (g << 8) | r))	// macro to assemble pixels in correct format
+#define ARGB(a, r, g, b)		(PIXEL_TYPE)((a << 24) | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b)	// macro to assemble pixels in correct format
 #endif
 #define MAKE_COLOR(a, c)		(a << 24 | c)
 #define MASK_ALPHA				0xFF000000							// masks for accessing individual pixels