diff --git a/source/bforce/prot_hydra.c b/source/bforce/prot_hydra.c
index 0b19261..7c7e15c 100644
--- a/source/bforce/prot_hydra.c
+++ b/source/bforce/prot_hydra.c
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ static char *hydra_putword(char *buf, int val)
 
 static long hydra_getlong(const char *buf)
 {
-	//return ( (unsigned long) ((unsigned char) buf[0])       )
-	//     | ( (unsigned long) ((unsigned char) buf[1]) << 8  )
-	//     | ( (unsigned long) ((unsigned char) buf[2]) << 16 )
-	//     | ( (unsigned long) ((unsigned char) buf[3]) << 24 );
-	return ( buf[3]<<24 | buf[2]<<16 | buf[1]<<8 | buf[0]);
+	return ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[0])       )
+	     | ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[1]) << 8  )
+	     | ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[2]) << 16 )
+	     | ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[3]) << 24 );
+	//return ( buf[3]<<24 | buf[2]<<16 | buf[1]<<8 | buf[0]);
 }
 
 static int hydra_getword(const char *buf)