diff --git a/src/pystencils/backend/functions.py b/src/pystencils/backend/functions.py
index 22e855dcd53391a1b234f1ddcf3f6cd474889b77..a04eba7612a5c61b5e1d88846b1c2e18ebef68c5 100644
--- a/src/pystencils/backend/functions.py
+++ b/src/pystencils/backend/functions.py
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ class Cast(PsFunction):
 
 
 def cast(target_type: PsAbstractType, arg: ExprOrConstant):
-    return Cast(target_type)(ExprOrConstant)
+    return Cast(target_type)(arg)