diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/download/HttpDownloader.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/download/HttpDownloader.java
index 14ca0000f..a12cf3e48 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/download/HttpDownloader.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/download/HttpDownloader.java
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ public class HttpDownloader extends Downloader {
 					status.setSize(connection.getContentLength());
 					if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
 						Log.d(TAG, "Size is " + status.getSize());
-					if (status.getSize() == -1
-							|| status.getSize() <= StorageUtils
-									.getFreeSpaceAvailable()) {
+					long freeSpace = StorageUtils.getFreeSpaceAvailable();
+					if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+						Log.d(TAG, "Free space is " + freeSpace);
+					if (status.getSize() == -1 || status.getSize() <= freeSpace) {
 						if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
 							Log.d(TAG, "Size is " + status.getSize());
 						publishProgress();
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/StorageUtils.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/StorageUtils.java
index eb3b5d3a4..db61ff356 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/StorageUtils.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/StorageUtils.java
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ public class StorageUtils {
 	}
 	
 	/** Get the number of free bytes that are available on the external storage. */
-	public static int getFreeSpaceAvailable() {
+	public static long getFreeSpaceAvailable() {
 		StatFs stat = new StatFs(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath());
-		return stat.getAvailableBlocks() * stat.getBlockSize();
+		long availableBlocks = stat.getAvailableBlocks();
+		long blockSize = stat.getBlockSize();
+		return availableBlocks * blockSize;
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean externalStorageMounted() {