diff --git a/utils/iio_info.c b/utils/iio_info.c
index c6cc45d37..51c16edc9 100644
--- a/utils/iio_info.c
+++ b/utils/iio_info.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static void print_attr(const struct iio_attr *attr,
 	if (!value) {
 		ret = iio_attr_read_raw(attr, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			iio_strerror(ret, buf, sizeof(buf));
+			iio_strerror((int)ret, buf, sizeof(buf));
 		value = buf;
 	}