diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6e29e2912..237c6f493 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-04-12  David S. Miller  <davem@davemloft.net>
+
+	* kern/misc.c (grub_ltoa): Fix cast when handling negative
+	values.  Noticed by Pavel Roskin.
+
 2009-04-12  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
          * configure.ac: Change the logic when we check for target tools.
diff --git a/kern/misc.c b/kern/misc.c
index 85a5d9525..5a1253594 100644
--- a/kern/misc.c
+++ b/kern/misc.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ grub_ltoa (char *str, int c, unsigned long n)
 
   if ((long) n < 0 && c == 'd')
     {
-      n = (unsigned) (-((long) n));
+      n = (unsigned long) (-((long) n));
       *str++ = '-';
     }