diff --git a/glib/gvariant-parser.c b/glib/gvariant-parser.c
index b860d42f4..2b02ec90f 100644
--- a/glib/gvariant-parser.c
+++ b/glib/gvariant-parser.c
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ number_get_value (AST                 *ast,
     case 'n':
       if (abs_val - negative > G_MAXINT16)
         return number_overflow (ast, type, error);
-      return g_variant_new_int16 (negative ? -abs_val : abs_val);
+      return g_variant_new_int16 (negative ? -((gint16) abs_val) : abs_val);
 
     case 'q':
       if (negative || abs_val > G_MAXUINT16)
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ number_get_value (AST                 *ast,
     case 'i':
       if (abs_val - negative > G_MAXINT32)
         return number_overflow (ast, type, error);
-      return g_variant_new_int32 (negative ? -abs_val : abs_val);
+      return g_variant_new_int32 (negative ? -((gint32) abs_val) : abs_val);
 
     case 'u':
       if (negative || abs_val > G_MAXUINT32)
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ number_get_value (AST                 *ast,
     case 'x':
       if (abs_val - negative > G_MAXINT64)
         return number_overflow (ast, type, error);
-      return g_variant_new_int64 (negative ? -abs_val : abs_val);
+      return g_variant_new_int64 (negative ? -((gint64) abs_val) : abs_val);
 
     case 't':
       if (negative)
@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ number_get_value (AST                 *ast,
     case 'h':
       if (abs_val - negative > G_MAXINT32)
         return number_overflow (ast, type, error);
-      return g_variant_new_handle (negative ? -abs_val : abs_val);
+      return g_variant_new_handle (negative ? -((gint32) abs_val) : abs_val);
 
     default:
       return ast_type_error (ast, type, error);