diff --git a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
index cf839f6800..0f5c8dd048 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ void ImportHeightfieldTool::apply() {
         
         QByteArray color;
         if (buffer->getColor().isEmpty()) {
-            const int WHITE_VALUE = 0xFF;
+            const char WHITE_VALUE = 0xFF;
             color = QByteArray(height.size() * DataBlock::COLOR_BYTES, WHITE_VALUE);
         } else {
             color = buffer->getUnextendedColor();