diff --git a/src/font/face.zig b/src/font/face.zig
index 819142b0c..38b265eb8 100644
--- a/src/font/face.zig
+++ b/src/font/face.zig
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ pub const DesiredSize = struct {
     // Converts points to pixels
     pub fn pixels(self: DesiredSize) u16 {
         // 1 point = 1/72 inch
-        return (self.points * self.ydpi) / 72;
+        const points_u16: u16 = @intCast(self.points);
+        return (points_u16 * self.ydpi) / 72;
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/font/face/freetype.zig b/src/font/face/freetype.zig
index 5a8c69dfa..d32217a02 100644
--- a/src/font/face/freetype.zig
+++ b/src/font/face/freetype.zig
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub const Face = struct {
         // to what the user requested. Otherwise, we can choose an arbitrary
         // pixel size.
         if (face.isScalable()) {
-            const size_26dot6 = @as(i32, @intCast(size.points << 6)); // mult by 64
+            const size_26dot6 = @as(i32, @intCast(size.points)) << 6; // mult by 64
             try face.setCharSize(0, size_26dot6, size.xdpi, size.ydpi);
         } else try selectSizeNearest(face, size.pixels());
     }