diff --git a/unix/modsocket.c b/unix/modsocket.c
index 3d9a6ddd3a..63e6738078 100644
--- a/unix/modsocket.c
+++ b/unix/modsocket.c
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t mod_socket_getaddrinfo(mp_uint_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // getaddrinfo accepts port in string notation, so however
     // it may seem stupid, we need to convert int to str
     if (MP_OBJ_IS_SMALL_INT(args[1])) {
-        int port = (short)MP_OBJ_SMALL_INT_VALUE(args[1]);
+        unsigned port = (unsigned short)MP_OBJ_SMALL_INT_VALUE(args[1]);
         char buf[6];
-        sprintf(buf, "%d", port);
+        sprintf(buf, "%u", port);
         serv = buf;
         hints.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICSERV;
 #ifdef __UCLIBC_MAJOR__