diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index f2a6c71f..68400f19 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static unsigned parseCompressionParameters(const char* stringPtr, ZSTD_compressi
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "searchLog=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "slog=")) { params->searchLog = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "searchLength=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "slen=")) { params->searchLength = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "targetLength=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "tlen=")) { params->targetLength = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
-        if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "strategy=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "strat=")) { params->strategy = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
+        if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "strategy=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "strat=")) { params->strategy = (ZSTD_strategy)readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         return 0;
     }