--- libelf/common.h.~1.3.~	2005-02-15 14:23:41.000000000 -0800
+++ libelf/common.h	2005-02-15 14:52:48.706163944 -0800
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ libelf_release_all (Elf *elf)
   (Var) = (sizeof (Var) == 1						      \
 	   ? (unsigned char) (Var)					      \
 	   : (sizeof (Var) == 2						      \
-	      ? bswap_16 (Var)						      \
+	      ? (unsigned short int) bswap_16 (Var)			      \
 	      : (sizeof (Var) == 4					      \
 		 ? bswap_32 (Var)					      \
 		 : bswap_64 (Var))))
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ libelf_release_all (Elf *elf)
   (Dst) = (sizeof (Var) == 1						      \
 	   ? (unsigned char) (Var)					      \
 	   : (sizeof (Var) == 2						      \
-	      ? bswap_16 (Var)						      \
+	      ? (unsigned short int) bswap_16 (Var)			      \
 	      : (sizeof (Var) == 4					      \
 		 ? bswap_32 (Var)					      \
 		 : bswap_64 (Var))))