diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/linux/cgroupSubsystem_linux.hpp b/src/hotspot/os/linux/cgroupSubsystem_linux.hpp
index 8aafbf49c63..d083a9985c2 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/cgroupSubsystem_linux.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/cgroupSubsystem_linux.hpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class CachedMetric : public CHeapObj<mtInternal>{
     volatile jlong _next_check_counter;
   public:
     CachedMetric() {
-      _metric = value_unlimited;
+      _metric = static_cast<MetricType>(value_unlimited);
       _next_check_counter = min_jlong;
     }
     bool should_check_metric() {