diff --git a/include/fast_float/float_common.h b/include/fast_float/float_common.h
index 5bc8c90..172591d 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/float_common.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/float_common.h
@@ -573,9 +573,9 @@ template<typename T>
 fastfloat_really_inline FASTFLOAT_CONSTEXPR20
 void to_float(bool negative, adjusted_mantissa am, T &value) {
   using fastfloat_uint = typename binary_format<T>::equiv_uint;
-  uint word = (uint)am.mantissa;
-  word |= uint(am.power2) << binary_format<T>::mantissa_explicit_bits();
-  word |= uint(negative) << binary_format<T>::sign_index();
+  fastfloat_uint word = (uint)am.mantissa;
+  word |= fastfloat_uint(am.power2) << binary_format<T>::mantissa_explicit_bits();
+  word |= fastfloat_uint(negative) << binary_format<T>::sign_index();
 #if FASTFLOAT_HAS_BIT_CAST
   value = std::bit_cast<T>(word);
 #else