diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index 404b4509..175c8bf3 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ void HU_drawLocalPing(void)
 	if (!cv_showping.value || !netgame || consoleplayer == serverplayer)	// we don't want to see it or aren't in a netgame, or are the server
 		return;
 
-	INT32 ping = playerpingtable[consoleplayer];	// consoleplayer's ping is everyone's ping in a splitnetgame :P
+	UINT32 ping = playerpingtable[consoleplayer];	// consoleplayer's ping is everyone's ping in a splitnetgame :P
 	if (cv_showping.value == 1 || (cv_showping.value == 2 && ping > servermaxping))	// only show 2 (warning) if our ping is at a bad level
 	{
 		INT32 dispy = cv_ticrate.value ? 160 : 181;
@@ -2410,7 +2410,7 @@ void HU_Erase(void)
 //
 // HU_drawPing
 //
-void HU_drawPing(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 ping, INT32 flags)
+void HU_drawPing(INT32 x, INT32 y, UINT32 ping, INT32 flags)
 {
 	INT32 gfxnum = 4;	// gfx to draw
 	UINT8 const *colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, SKINCOLOR_SALMON, GTC_CACHE);
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.h b/src/hu_stuff.h
index 0c94034d..6788c701 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.h
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.h
@@ -109,11 +109,12 @@ void HU_Start(void);
 
 boolean HU_Responder(event_t *ev);
 void HU_Ticker(void);
+void HU_drawLocalPing(void);
 void HU_Drawer(void);
 char HU_dequeueChatChar(void);
 void HU_Erase(void);
 void HU_clearChatChars(void);
-void HU_drawPing(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 ping, INT32 flags);	// Lat': Ping drawer for scoreboard.
+void HU_drawPing(INT32 x, INT32 y, UINT32 ping, INT32 flags);	// Lat': Ping drawer for scoreboard.
 //void HU_DrawTeamTabRankings(playersort_t *tab, INT32 whiteplayer);
 //void HU_DrawDualTabRankings(INT32 x, INT32 y, playersort_t *tab, INT32 scorelines, INT32 whiteplayer);
 void HU_DrawTabRankings(INT32 x, INT32 y, playersort_t *tab, INT32 scorelines, INT32 whiteplayer, INT32 hilicol);