diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
index c827c2e..ca42999 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
         const NUM_ATTEMPTS: usize = 5;
 
         for _ in 0..NUM_ATTEMPTS {
-            let vm_context = GLOBAL_SERVICE.allocateGlobalVmContext(requester_debug_pid as i32)?;
+            let vm_context = GLOBAL_SERVICE.allocateGlobalVmContext(requester_debug_pid)?;
             let cid = vm_context.getCid()? as Cid;
             let temp_dir: PathBuf = vm_context.getTemporaryDirectory()?.into();
             let service = VirtualMachineService::new_binder(self.state.clone(), cid).as_binder();