diff --git a/compiler/ninl.pas b/compiler/ninl.pas
index 16977baa62..e0d54afac6 100644
--- a/compiler/ninl.pas
+++ b/compiler/ninl.pas
@@ -3277,7 +3277,7 @@ implementation
               end;
               if shiftconst <> 0 then
                 result := ctypeconvnode.create_internal(cshlshrnode.create(shrn,left,
-                    cordconstnode.create(shiftconst,u32inttype,false)),resultdef)
+                    cordconstnode.create(shiftconst,sinttype,false)),resultdef)
               else
                 result := ctypeconvnode.create_internal(left,resultdef);
               left := nil;