diff --git a/glm/gtc/random.inl b/glm/gtc/random.inl
index 70485098..249ec9f9 100644
--- a/glm/gtc/random.inl
+++ b/glm/gtc/random.inl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace detail
 		GLM_FUNC_QUALIFIER static vec<1, uint8, P> call()
 		{
 			return vec<1, uint8, P>(
-				std::rand() % std::numeric_limits<uint8>::max());
+				static_cast<uint8>(std::rand() % std::numeric_limits<uint8>::max()));
 		}
 	};