diff --git a/components/nif/nifstream.hpp b/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
index fcee0045e..3d6a1319a 100644
--- a/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     short getShort() { return read_le16(); }
     unsigned short getUShort() { return read_le16(); }
     int getInt() { return read_le32(); }
-    int getUInt() { return read_le32(); }
+    unsigned int getUInt() { return read_le32(); }
     float getFloat() { return read_le32f(); }
 
     Ogre::Vector2 getVector2();