diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
index 9e78bad8a9..9cd01d893f 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static inline wxChar* copystring(const wxChar* s)
     { return wxStrcpy(new wxChar[wxStrlen(s) + 1], s); }
 #endif
 
-const float versionNo = (float)TEX2RTF_VERSION_NUMBER;
+const float versionNo = float(TEX2RTF_VERSION_NUMBER);
 
 TexChunk *currentMember = NULL;
 bool startedSections = false;