diff --git a/lib/vtls/cyassl.c b/lib/vtls/cyassl.c
index 090270a084..72e1792df0 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/cyassl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/cyassl.c
@@ -640,7 +640,9 @@ int Curl_cyassl_random(struct SessionHandle *data,
   (void)data;
   if(InitRng(&rng))
     return 1;
-  if(RNG_GenerateBlock(&rng, entropy, length))
+  if(length > UINT_MAX)
+    return 1;
+  if(RNG_GenerateBlock(&rng, entropy, (unsigned)length))
     return 1;
   return 0;
 }