diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
index bb7e7add..097c7376 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ ppp_ioctl(ppp_pcb *pcb, int cmd, void *arg)
 
     case PPPCTLS_ERRCODE:       /* Set the PPP error code. */
       if (arg) {
-        pcb->err_code = *(u8_t *)arg;
+        pcb->err_code = (u8_t)(*(int *)arg);
         return PPPERR_NONE;
       }
       return PPPERR_PARAM;