diff --git a/core/shared/utils/bh_assert.c b/core/shared/utils/bh_assert.c
index f341df4d..246c55d1 100644
--- a/core/shared/utils/bh_assert.c
+++ b/core/shared/utils/bh_assert.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "bh_assert.h"
 
 void
-bh_assert_internal(int v, const char *file_name, int line_number,
+bh_assert_internal(int64 v, const char *file_name, int line_number,
                    const char *expr_string)
 {
     if (v)
diff --git a/core/shared/utils/bh_assert.h b/core/shared/utils/bh_assert.h
index 06f7f3b6..b7c995af 100644
--- a/core/shared/utils/bh_assert.h
+++ b/core/shared/utils/bh_assert.h
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #if BH_DEBUG != 0
 void
-bh_assert_internal(int v, const char *file_name, int line_number,
+bh_assert_internal(int64 v, const char *file_name, int line_number,
                    const char *expr_string);
 #define bh_assert(expr) \
-    bh_assert_internal((int)(uintptr_t)(expr), __FILE__, __LINE__, #expr)
+    bh_assert_internal((int64)(uintptr_t)(expr), __FILE__, __LINE__, #expr)
 #else
 #define bh_assert(expr) (void)0
 #endif /* end of BH_DEBUG */