diff --git a/Marlin/temperature.cpp b/Marlin/temperature.cpp
index 94d257d550..7acc5ffd87 100644
--- a/Marlin/temperature.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/temperature.cpp
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ void thermal_runaway_protection(int *state, unsigned long *timer, float temperat
       {
         *timer = millis();
       } 
-      else if ( (millis() - *timer) > period_seconds*1000)
+      else if ( (millis() - *timer) > ((unsigned long) period_seconds) * 1000)
       {
         SERIAL_ERROR_START;
         SERIAL_ERRORLNPGM("Thermal Runaway, system stopped! Heater_ID: ");