diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e66cfe21..7c93b92e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 0.44:
  * Fixed crash when taking a screenshot with an odd resolution.
+ * Fixed type deduction compilation error with newer versions of GCC.
 
 0.43:
  * Updated boost autoconf macros to fix multi-arch detection.
diff --git a/src/dirnode.cpp b/src/dirnode.cpp
index 1fd8f2aa..8db076e7 100644
--- a/src/dirnode.cpp
+++ b/src/dirnode.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ void RDirNode::calcRadius() {
     //this->dir_radius_sqrt = sqrt(dir_radius); //dir_radius_sqrt is not used
 
 //    this->parent_radius = std::max(1.0, parent_circ / PI);
-    this->parent_radius = std::max(1.0f, sqrt(total_file_area) * gGourceDirPadding);
+    this->parent_radius = std::max(1.0f, (float) sqrt(total_file_area) * gGourceDirPadding);
 }
 
 float RDirNode::distanceToParent() const{