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 );