diff --git a/libavcodec/snowdec.c b/libavcodec/snowdec.c
index 13668c2105..727e908fb5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/snowdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/snowdec.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int decode_header(SnowContext *s){
         }
     }
 
-    s->spatial_decomposition_type+= get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
+    s->spatial_decomposition_type+= (unsigned)get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
     if(s->spatial_decomposition_type > 1U){
         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "spatial_decomposition_type %d not supported\n", s->spatial_decomposition_type);
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
@@ -390,10 +390,10 @@ static int decode_header(SnowContext *s){
     }
 
 
-    s->qlog           += get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
-    s->mv_scale       += get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
-    s->qbias          += get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
-    s->block_max_depth+= get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
+    s->qlog           += (unsigned)get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
+    s->mv_scale       += (unsigned)get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
+    s->qbias          += (unsigned)get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
+    s->block_max_depth+= (unsigned)get_symbol(&s->c, s->header_state, 1);
     if(s->block_max_depth > 1 || s->block_max_depth < 0 || s->mv_scale > 256U){
         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "block_max_depth= %d is too large\n", s->block_max_depth);
         s->block_max_depth= 0;