diff --git a/ext/sqlite/libsqlite/src/build.c b/ext/sqlite/libsqlite/src/build.c
index 8eea830a0db..9a42b07a8fc 100644
--- a/ext/sqlite/libsqlite/src/build.c
+++ b/ext/sqlite/libsqlite/src/build.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ void sqliteCreateView(
     sEnd.z += sEnd.n;
   }
   sEnd.n = 0;
-  n = ((int)sEnd.z) - (int)pBegin->z;
+  n = (char *) sEnd.z - (char *) pBegin->z;
   z = pBegin->z;
   while( n>0 && (z[n-1]==';' || isspace(z[n-1])) ){ n--; }
   sEnd.z = &z[n-1];