diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Typ.mli b/infer/src/IR/Typ.mli
index 4d2f7a3c8..c4b8eeeba 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Typ.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Typ.mli
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ val java_short : t
 
 val boolean : t
 
-val char : t
+val char : t [@@warning "-32"]
 
 val int : t
 (** signed int type *)
diff --git a/infer/src/java/jTransType.ml b/infer/src/java/jTransType.ml
index 813582b6b..9c10c897a 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/jTransType.ml
+++ b/infer/src/java/jTransType.ml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ let cast_type = function
   | JBir.I2B ->
       Typ.boolean
   | JBir.I2C ->
-      Typ.char
+      Typ.java_char
   | JBir.I2S ->
       Typ.java_short