diff --git a/source/scale_common.cc b/source/scale_common.cc
index 106b482a6..a94fe9f8e 100644
--- a/source/scale_common.cc
+++ b/source/scale_common.cc
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void ScaleFilterCols64_C(uint8_t* dst_ptr,
 
 // Same as 8 bit arm blender but return is cast to uint16_t
 #define BLENDER(a, b, f) \
-  (uint16_t)((int)(a) + ((((int)((f)) * ((int)(b) - (int)(a))) + 0x8000) >> 16))
+  (uint16_t)((int)(a) + (int)((((int64_t)((f)) * ((int64_t)(b) - (int)(a))) + 0x8000) >> 16))
 
 void ScaleFilterCols_16_C(uint16_t* dst_ptr,
                           const uint16_t* src_ptr,