diff --git a/controller_interface/src/controller_interface_base.cpp b/controller_interface/src/controller_interface_base.cpp
index 93f41f4f84..03d45fa384 100644
--- a/controller_interface/src/controller_interface_base.cpp
+++ b/controller_interface/src/controller_interface_base.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & ControllerInterfaceBase::configure()
   if (is_async_)
   {
     const int thread_priority =
-     get_node()->get_parameter("thread_priority").as_int();
+      static_cast<int>(get_node()->get_parameter("thread_priority").as_int());
     RCLCPP_INFO(
       get_node()->get_logger(), "Starting async handler with scheduler priority: %d",
       thread_priority);