diff --git a/services/listen_dnsport.c b/services/listen_dnsport.c
index 929fee18b..6637483b9 100644
--- a/services/listen_dnsport.c
+++ b/services/listen_dnsport.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ create_local_accept_sock(const char *path, int* noproto)
 	verbose(VERB_ALGO, "creating unix socket %s", path);
 #ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_UN_SUN_LEN
 	/* this member exists on BSDs, not Linux */
-	usock.sun_len = (unsigned char)sizeof(usock);
+	usock.sun_len = (unsigned)sizeof(usock);
 #endif
 	usock.sun_family = AF_LOCAL;
 	/* length is 92-108, 104 on FreeBSD */
diff --git a/smallapp/unbound-control.c b/smallapp/unbound-control.c
index a5b71be35..ffaf5e04d 100644
--- a/smallapp/unbound-control.c
+++ b/smallapp/unbound-control.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ contact_server(const char* svr, struct config_file* cfg, int statuscmd)
 		struct sockaddr_un* usock = (struct sockaddr_un *) &addr;
 		usock->sun_family = AF_LOCAL;
 #ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_UN_SUN_LEN
-		usock->sun_len = (unsigned char)sizeof(usock);
+		usock->sun_len = (unsigned)sizeof(usock);
 #endif
 		(void)strlcpy(usock->sun_path, svr, sizeof(usock->sun_path));
 		addrlen = (socklen_t)sizeof(struct sockaddr_un);