diff --git a/src/qcbsmessage.cpp b/src/qcbsmessage.cpp
index da975dd..a1c0913 100644
--- a/src/qcbsmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/qcbsmessage.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     uint mUpdateNumber;
     uint mChannel;
     QCBSMessage::Language mLanguage;
-    uint mDataCodingScheme;
+    int mDataCodingScheme;
     uint mPage;
     uint mNumPages;
     QString mText;
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
     uint len = body.length();
     bool gsmSafe;
 
-    if ( d->mDataCodingScheme != (QSMSDataCodingScheme)-1 )
+    if ( d->mDataCodingScheme != -1 )
         return d->mDataCodingScheme;
 
     // Encode zero-length bodies in the default alphabet.