diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/LfsPointer.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/LfsPointer.java
index 55d2cfa6e..4e2d8a998 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/LfsPointer.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/LfsPointer.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public int compareTo(LfsPointer o) {
 			return x;
 		}
 
-		return (int) (getSize() - o.getSize());
+		return Long.compare(getSize(), o.getSize());
 	}
 }