diff --git a/lib/checktype.cpp b/lib/checktype.cpp
index 3a0453b85..9d6603b4f 100644
--- a/lib/checktype.cpp
+++ b/lib/checktype.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ void CheckType::checkLongCast()
         if (tok->str() != "=" || !Token::Match(tok->astOperand2(), "*|<<"))
             continue;
 
+        if (tok->astOperand2()->hasKnownIntValue()) {
+            const ValueFlow::Value &v = tok->astOperand2()->values().front();
+            if (_settings->isIntValue(v.intvalue))
+                continue;
+        }
+
         const ValueType *lhstype = tok->astOperand1() ? tok->astOperand1()->valueType() : nullptr;
         const ValueType *rhstype = tok->astOperand2()->valueType();
 
diff --git a/test/testtype.cpp b/test/testtype.cpp
index 9b2410186..3b329092f 100644
--- a/test/testtype.cpp
+++ b/test/testtype.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ private:
               "}\n", &settings);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) int result is assigned to long variable. If the variable is long to avoid loss of information, then you have loss of information.\n", errout.str());
 
+        check("long f() {\n"
+              "  const long long ret = 256 * (1 << 10);\n"
+              "  return ret;\n"
+              "}\n", &settings);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // typedef
         check("long f(int x, int y) {\n"
               "  const size_t ret = x * y;\n"