diff --git a/src/core/ext/client_config/subchannel.c b/src/core/ext/client_config/subchannel.c
index 3a5af9f53d4..bd45d3825cc 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/client_config/subchannel.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/client_config/subchannel.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void disconnect(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel *c) {
   con = GET_CONNECTED_SUBCHANNEL(c, no_barrier);
   if (con != NULL) {
     GRPC_CONNECTED_SUBCHANNEL_UNREF(exec_ctx, con, "connection");
-    gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&c->connected_subchannel, 0xdeadbeef);
+    gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&c->connected_subchannel, (gpr_atm)0xdeadbeef);
   }
   gpr_mu_unlock(&c->mu);
 }