diff --git a/bma4.c b/bma4.c
index 445943f..0634582 100644
--- a/bma4.c
+++ b/bma4.c
@@ -1631,7 +1631,8 @@ int8_t bma4_get_temperature(int32_t *temp, uint8_t temp_unit, struct bma4_dev *d
         rslt = bma4_read_regs(BMA4_TEMPERATURE_ADDR, data, BMA4_TEMP_DATA_SIZE, dev);
         if (rslt == BMA4_OK)
         {
-            temp_raw_scaled = (int32_t)data[BMA4_TEMP_BYTE] * BMA4_SCALE_TEMP;
+            temp_raw_scaled = (int8_t)data[BMA4_TEMP_BYTE];
+            temp_raw_scaled *= BMA4_SCALE_TEMP;
         }
 
         /* '0' value read from the register corresponds to 23 degree C */