diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_extract.c b/libretro-common/file/file_extract.c
index 2380c6a353..40e268139d 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_extract.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_extract.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static uint32_t read_le(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
 
    size *= 8;
    for (i = 0; i < size; i += 8)
-      val |= *data++ << i;
+      val |= (uint32_t)*data++ << i;
 
    return val;
 }