diff --git a/common/edaappl.cpp b/common/edaappl.cpp
index 2359b83c3e..7b784df4ac 100644
--- a/common/edaappl.cpp
+++ b/common/edaappl.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ void EDA_APP::SaveSettings()
     wxASSERT( m_settings != NULL );
     m_settings->Write( wxT( "ShowPageLimits" ), g_ShowPageLimits );
     m_settings->Write( wxT( "WorkingDir" ), wxGetCwd() );
-    m_settings->Write( wxT( "BgColor" ), g_DrawBgColor );
+    m_settings->Write( wxT( "BgColor" ), (long) g_DrawBgColor );
 
     /* Save the file history list */
     m_fileHistory.Save( *m_settings );
diff --git a/common/projet_config.cpp b/common/projet_config.cpp
index 8707d58c7d..1e91b2dcfc 100644
--- a/common/projet_config.cpp
+++ b/common/projet_config.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void PARAM_CFG_SETCOLOR::SaveParam( wxConfigBase* aConfig ) const
     if( m_Pt_param == NULL || aConfig == NULL )
         return;
 
-    aConfig->Write( m_Ident, *m_Pt_param );
+    aConfig->Write( m_Ident, (long) *m_Pt_param );
 }