--- src/copyin.c	2008-07-11 13:20:27.000000000 +0200
+++ src/copyin.c	2008-07-18 10:55:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -1269,15 +1269,15 @@
       swab_array ((char *) short_hdr, 13);
     }
 
-  file_hdr->c_dev_maj = major (short_hdr->c_dev);
-  file_hdr->c_dev_min = minor (short_hdr->c_dev);
+  file_hdr->c_dev_maj = major ((unsigned short)short_hdr->c_dev);
+  file_hdr->c_dev_min = minor ((unsigned short)short_hdr->c_dev);
   file_hdr->c_ino = short_hdr->c_ino;
   file_hdr->c_mode = short_hdr->c_mode;
   file_hdr->c_uid = short_hdr->c_uid;
   file_hdr->c_gid = short_hdr->c_gid;
   file_hdr->c_nlink = short_hdr->c_nlink;
-  file_hdr->c_rdev_maj = major (short_hdr->c_rdev);
-  file_hdr->c_rdev_min = minor (short_hdr->c_rdev);
+  file_hdr->c_rdev_maj = major ((unsigned short)short_hdr->c_rdev);
+  file_hdr->c_rdev_min = minor ((unsigned short)short_hdr->c_rdev);
   file_hdr->c_mtime = (unsigned long) short_hdr->c_mtimes[0] << 16
                       | short_hdr->c_mtimes[1];