diff --git a/av1/encoder/x86/wedge_utils_avx2.c b/av1/encoder/x86/wedge_utils_avx2.c
index 665951c..bbc62d5 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/x86/wedge_utils_avx2.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/x86/wedge_utils_avx2.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
   v_acc_q_0 = _mm_add_epi64(v_acc_q_0, v_acc_q_1);
 
 #if ARCH_X86_64
-  acc = (uint64_t)_mm_extract_epi64(v_acc_q_0, 0);
+  acc = _mm_extract_epi64(v_acc_q_0, 0);
 #else
   xx_storel_64(&acc, v_acc_q_0);
 #endif
diff --git a/av1/encoder/x86/wedge_utils_sse2.c b/av1/encoder/x86/wedge_utils_sse2.c
index 6a3ef00..e665b2e 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/x86/wedge_utils_sse2.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/x86/wedge_utils_sse2.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
   v_acc_q = _mm_add_epi64(v_acc_q, _mm_srli_si128(v_acc_q, 8));
 
 #if ARCH_X86_64
-  acc = (uint64_t)_mm_cvtsi128_si64(v_acc_q);
+  acc = _mm_cvtsi128_si64(v_acc_q);
 #else
   xx_storel_64(&acc, v_acc_q);
 #endif