diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 0172626e18..e93a0dcba0 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ remoteDispatchOpen(virNetServerPtr server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                    struct remote_open_args *args)
 {
     const char *name;
-    int flags;
+    unsigned int flags;
     struct daemonClientPrivate *priv = virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
     int rv = -1;
 
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index b7cea58a57..4af8feab55 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ typedef struct {
     bool (*handler) (vshControl *, const vshCmd *);    /* command handler */
     const vshCmdOptDef *opts;   /* definition of command options */
     const vshCmdInfo *info;     /* details about command */
-    int flags;                  /* bitwise OR of VSH_CMD_FLAG */
+    unsigned int flags;         /* bitwise OR of VSH_CMD_FLAG */
 } vshCmdDef;
 
 /*