diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
index c155dda6a30c8..197ad9eea2c98 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
@@ -3072,7 +3072,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             }
 
             // Estimate how many screens we should travel
-            final float screenTravelCount = viewTravelCount / childCount;
+            final float screenTravelCount = (float) viewTravelCount / childCount;
             mScrollDuration = (int) (SCROLL_DURATION / screenTravelCount);
             mLastSeenPos = INVALID_POSITION;
             post(this);