diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelface.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelface.cpp
index 0825134a07..b4dc3cd4ab 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelface.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelface.cpp
@@ -4328,7 +4328,7 @@ void LLPanelFace::onPasteTexture(LLViewerObject* objectp, S32 te)
             LLSelectedTEMaterial::setSpecularOffsetX(this, (F32)te_data["material"]["SpecOffX"].asReal(), te, object_id);
             LLSelectedTEMaterial::setSpecularOffsetY(this, (F32)te_data["material"]["SpecOffY"].asReal(), te, object_id);
             LLSelectedTEMaterial::setSpecularRotation(this, (F32)te_data["material"]["SpecRot"].asReal(), te, object_id);
-            LLColor4 spec_color(te_data["material"]["SpecColor"]);
+            LLColor4U spec_color(te_data["material"]["SpecColor"]);
             LLSelectedTEMaterial::setSpecularLightColor(this, spec_color, te);
             LLSelectedTEMaterial::setSpecularLightExponent(this, (U8)te_data["material"]["SpecExp"].asInteger(), te, object_id);
             LLSelectedTEMaterial::setEnvironmentIntensity(this, (U8)te_data["material"]["EnvIntensity"].asInteger(), te, object_id);