diff --git a/python/notcurses/context.c b/python/notcurses/context.c
index 7aaa9dd0b..84e8d28c0 100644
--- a/python/notcurses/context.c
+++ b/python/notcurses/context.c
@@ -99,22 +99,22 @@ Notcurses_new(PyTypeObject *subtype, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 
     if (NULL != margin_top)
     {
-        options.margin_t = (int)GNU_PY_LONG_CHECK(margin_top);
+        options.margin_t = GNU_PY_LONG_CHECK(margin_top);
     }
 
     if (NULL != margin_right)
     {
-        options.margin_r = (int)GNU_PY_LONG_CHECK(margin_right);
+        options.margin_r = GNU_PY_LONG_CHECK(margin_right);
     }
 
     if (NULL != margin_bottom)
     {
-        options.margin_b = (int)GNU_PY_LONG_CHECK(margin_bottom);
+        options.margin_b = GNU_PY_LONG_CHECK(margin_bottom);
     }
 
     if (NULL != margin_left)
     {
-        options.margin_l = (int)GNU_PY_LONG_CHECK(margin_left);
+        options.margin_l = GNU_PY_LONG_CHECK(margin_left);
     }
 
     options.flags = (uint64_t)flags;