diff --git a/src/matlab/kineticsmethods.cpp b/src/matlab/kineticsmethods.cpp
index c79bc2165..3a69c660a 100644
--- a/src/matlab/kineticsmethods.cpp
+++ b/src/matlab/kineticsmethods.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void kineticsmethods(int nlhs, mxArray* plhs[],
         int in2 = getInt(prhs[5]);
         int in3 = getInt(prhs[6]);
         int in4 = getInt(prhs[7]);
-        vv = (double) newKineticsFromXML(root, iph, in1, in2, in3, in4);
+        vv = static_cast<int>(newKineticsFromXML(root, iph, in1, in2, in3, in4));
         plhs[0] = mxCreateNumericMatrix(1,1,mxDOUBLE_CLASS,mxREAL);
         double* h = mxGetPr(plhs[0]);
         *h = vv;