diff --git a/vpx_dsp/x86/variance_avx2.c b/vpx_dsp/x86/variance_avx2.c
index 7851a98b1..f8c97117d 100644
--- a/vpx_dsp/x86/variance_avx2.c
+++ b/vpx_dsp/x86/variance_avx2.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ unsigned int vpx_variance16x16_avx2(const uint8_t *src, int src_stride,
   int sum;
   variance_avx2(src, src_stride, ref, ref_stride, 16, 16,
                 sse, &sum, vpx_get16x16var_avx2, 16);
-  return *sse - (((unsigned int)sum * sum) >> 8);
+  return *sse - (((uint32_t)((int64_t)sum * sum)) >> 8);
 }
 
 unsigned int vpx_mse16x16_avx2(const uint8_t *src, int src_stride,