diff --git a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit2.cxx b/editeng/source/editeng/impedit2.cxx
index 514668c4e662..eab034bcaa99 100644
--- a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit2.cxx
+++ b/editeng/source/editeng/impedit2.cxx
@@ -4039,7 +4039,7 @@ void ImpEditEngine::CalcHeight( ParaPortion* pPortion )
         {
             const SvxULSpaceItem& rULItem = (const SvxULSpaceItem&)pPortion->GetNode()->GetContentAttribs().GetItem( EE_PARA_ULSPACE );
             const SvxLineSpacingItem& rLSItem = (const SvxLineSpacingItem&)pPortion->GetNode()->GetContentAttribs().GetItem( EE_PARA_SBL );
-            sal_uInt16 nSBL = ( rLSItem.GetInterLineSpaceRule() == SVX_INTER_LINE_SPACE_FIX ) ? GetYValue( rLSItem.GetInterLineSpace() ) : 0;
+            sal_Int32 nSBL = ( rLSItem.GetInterLineSpaceRule() == SVX_INTER_LINE_SPACE_FIX ) ? GetYValue( rLSItem.GetInterLineSpace() ) : 0;
 
             if ( nSBL )
             {