diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index 116fb01b77..3336ea8d5a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -628,7 +628,8 @@ ViewProviderSketch::ViewProviderSketch()
 
     ParameterGrp::handle hGrp =
         App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
-    auto psize = hGrp->GetInt("DefaultShapePointSize", 4L);
+    const int defaultSketchVertexSize = 4;
+    auto psize = hGrp->GetInt("DefaultShapePointSize", defaultSketchVertexSize);
 
     PointSize.setValue(psize);