diff --git a/SignalProcessing/FIRFilter.cpp b/SignalProcessing/FIRFilter.cpp
index 1ce6a0ce2..e337a067e 100644
--- a/SignalProcessing/FIRFilter.cpp
+++ b/SignalProcessing/FIRFilter.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void FIRFilter::coefficients_for_idealised_filter_response(short *filter_coeffic
 	/* we'll also need integer versions, potentially */
 	float coefficientMultiplier = 1.0f / coefficientTotal;
 	for(size_t i = 0; i < number_of_taps; ++i) {
-		filter_coefficients[i] = (short)(filter_coefficients_float[i] * FixedMultiplier * coefficientMultiplier);
+		filter_coefficients[i] = static_cast<short>(filter_coefficients_float[i] * FixedMultiplier * coefficientMultiplier);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/SignalProcessing/FIRFilter.hpp b/SignalProcessing/FIRFilter.hpp
index d29fe652f..6831c326d 100644
--- a/SignalProcessing/FIRFilter.hpp
+++ b/SignalProcessing/FIRFilter.hpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class FIRFilter {
 				for(size_t c = 0; c < filter_coefficients_.size(); ++c) {
 					outputValue += filter_coefficients_[c] * src[c];
 				}
-				return (short)(outputValue >> FixedShift);
+				return static_cast<short>(outputValue >> FixedShift);
 			#endif
 		}