diff --git a/features/cellular/framework/targets/QUECTEL/BG96/QUECTEL_BG96_CellularStack.cpp b/features/cellular/framework/targets/QUECTEL/BG96/QUECTEL_BG96_CellularStack.cpp
index 59ec9487f4..fb3987b9e5 100644
--- a/features/cellular/framework/targets/QUECTEL/BG96/QUECTEL_BG96_CellularStack.cpp
+++ b/features/cellular/framework/targets/QUECTEL/BG96/QUECTEL_BG96_CellularStack.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ nsapi_size_or_error_t QUECTEL_BG96_CellularStack::socket_recvfrom_impl(CellularS
     port = _at.read_int();
     if (recv_len > 0) {
         // do not read more than buffer size
-        recv_len = recv_len > size ? size : recv_len;
+        recv_len = recv_len > (nsapi_size_or_error_t)size ? size : recv_len;
         _at.read_bytes((uint8_t *)buffer, recv_len);
     }
     _at.resp_stop();