diff --git a/src/include/switch_utils.h b/src/include/switch_utils.h
index 7e812bb130..0d56510aa0 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_utils.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_utils.h
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static inline uint32_t switch_parse_cpu_string(const char *cpu)
 			max = atoi(has_max + 1);
 		}
 
-		divisor = atof(cpu);
+		divisor = (float)atof(cpu);
 
 		if (divisor <= 0) divisor = 1;