diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/params/HttpClientParamConfig.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/params/HttpClientParamConfig.java
index 82168eda1..0b0391721 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/params/HttpClientParamConfig.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/params/HttpClientParamConfig.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public final class HttpClientParamConfig {
                         ClientPNames.HANDLE_AUTHENTICATION, true))
                 .setCircularRedirectsAllowed(params.getBooleanParameter(
                         ClientPNames.ALLOW_CIRCULAR_REDIRECTS, false))
-                .setConnectionRequestTimeout(params.getIntParameter(
+                .setConnectionRequestTimeout((int) params.getLongParameter(
                         ClientPNames.CONN_MANAGER_TIMEOUT, 0))
                 .setCookieSpec((String) params.getParameter(
                         ClientPNames.COOKIE_POLICY))