diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
index 811d887134..61df80ec58 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ QList<int> QFontDatabase::pointSizes(const QString &family,
                 const QtFontSize *size = style->pixelSizes + l;
 
                 if (size->pixelSize != 0 && size->pixelSize != SMOOTH_SCALABLE) {
-                    const uint pointSize = qRound(size->pixelSize * 72.0 / dpi);
+                    const int pointSize = qRound(size->pixelSize * 72.0 / dpi);
                     if (! sizes.contains(pointSize))
                         sizes.append(pointSize);
                 }
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ QList<int> QFontDatabase::smoothSizes(const QString &family,
                 const QtFontSize *size = style->pixelSizes + l;
 
                 if (size->pixelSize != 0 && size->pixelSize != SMOOTH_SCALABLE) {
-                    const uint pointSize = qRound(size->pixelSize * 72.0 / dpi);
+                    const int pointSize = qRound(size->pixelSize * 72.0 / dpi);
                     if (! sizes.contains(pointSize))
                         sizes.append(pointSize);
                 }