diff --git a/sha1sum.c b/sha1sum.c
index 934af9f..552e8d7 100644
--- a/sha1sum.c
+++ b/sha1sum.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ rol( u32 x, int n)
 }
 
 typedef struct {
-	u64		count;
+	u32		count;
 	union {
 		struct {
 			u32	h0, h1, h2, h3, h4;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ sha1_final(SHA1_CONTEXT *hd, u8 hash[SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE])
 
     /* append the 64 bit count */
     u64 *count = (void *)&hd->buf[56];
-    *count = cpu_to_be64(hd->count << 3);
+    *count = cpu_to_be64((u64)hd->count << 3);
     sha1_transform(hd, hd->buf);
 
     u32 *p = (void *)hash;
diff --git a/sha256.c b/sha256.c
index e32cf83..492ce3a 100644
--- a/sha256.c
+++ b/sha256.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 struct sha256_state {
 	u32 state[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE / 4];
-	u64 count;
+	u32 count;
 	u8 buf[SHA256_BLOCK_SIZE];
 };
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void sha256_final(struct sha256_state *sctx, void *_dst)
 
 	/* Append the 64 bit count */
 	count = (void *)&sctx->buf[56];
-	*count = cpu_to_be64(sctx->count << 3);
+	*count = cpu_to_be64((u64)sctx->count << 3);
 	sha256_transform(sctx->state, sctx->buf);
 
 	/* Store state in digest */