diff --git a/src/recurrence/recPath/MarkovPath/MarkovPath.C b/src/recurrence/recPath/MarkovPath/MarkovPath.C
index 7ca10be8..a2adee9f 100644
--- a/src/recurrence/recPath/MarkovPath/MarkovPath.C
+++ b/src/recurrence/recPath/MarkovPath/MarkovPath.C
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ MarkovPath::MarkovPath
     if(meanIntervalSteps_<0)
     {
         // if no mean interval length for consecutive steps is specified, use 1/5 from first interval
-        meanIntervalSteps_ = (label) (0.2 * intervalSizes_[0]);
+        meanIntervalSteps_ = static_cast<label>(0.2 * intervalSizes_[0]);
     }
     
     // normalize weights and create cumulative distribution
diff --git a/src/recurrence/recPath/multiIntervalPath/multiIntervalPath.C b/src/recurrence/recPath/multiIntervalPath/multiIntervalPath.C
index a66fcc91..8ffbe749 100644
--- a/src/recurrence/recPath/multiIntervalPath/multiIntervalPath.C
+++ b/src/recurrence/recPath/multiIntervalPath/multiIntervalPath.C
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ multiIntervalPath::multiIntervalPath
     if(meanIntervalSteps_<0)
     {
         // if no mean interval length for consecutive steps is specified, use 1/5 from first interval
-        meanIntervalSteps_ = (label) (0.2 * intervalSizes_[0]);
+        meanIntervalSteps_ = static_cast<label>(0.2 * intervalSizes_[0]);
     }
     
     // normalize weights