diff --git a/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowEntryBuilder.java b/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowEntryBuilder.java
index c1253a2..5ee0418 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowEntryBuilder.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowEntryBuilder.java
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@
                 builder.matchIPv6NDTargetLinkLayerAddress(mac);
                 break;
             case IPV6_EXTHDR:
-                builder.matchIPv6ExthdrFlags((int) match.get(MatchField.IPV6_EXTHDR)
+                builder.matchIPv6ExthdrFlags((short) match.get(MatchField.IPV6_EXTHDR)
                                             .getValue());
                 break;
             case OCH_SIGID: