diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Interpreter/Interpreter_LoadStore.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Interpreter/Interpreter_LoadStore.cpp
index 901d9feb00..33c8ff4ca6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Interpreter/Interpreter_LoadStore.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Interpreter/Interpreter_LoadStore.cpp
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void Interpreter::lhzux(UGeckoInstruction inst)
 
 void Interpreter::lhzx(UGeckoInstruction inst)
 {
-  const u32 temp = (u32)PowerPC::Read_U16(Helper_Get_EA_X(inst));
+  const u32 temp = PowerPC::Read_U16(Helper_Get_EA_X(inst));
 
   if (!(PowerPC::ppcState.Exceptions & EXCEPTION_DSI))
   {