diff --git a/src/mame/shared/vboysound.cpp b/src/mame/shared/vboysound.cpp
index 5cb56eddabf..aad7975c851 100644
--- a/src/mame/shared/vboysound.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/shared/vboysound.cpp
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ void vboysnd_device::sound_stream_update(sound_stream &stream, std::vector<read_
 		note_left = (note_left << 5) | ((note_left >> 6) & 0x1f);
 		note_right = (note_right << 5) | ((note_right >> 6) & 0x1f);
 
-		outL.put_int_clamp(j, (int16_t)note_left, 32768);
-		outR.put_int_clamp(j, (int16_t)note_right, 32768);
+		outL.put_int_clamp(j, note_left, 32768);
+		outR.put_int_clamp(j, note_right, 32768);
 	}
 }