diff --git a/lib/dns/journal.c b/lib/dns/journal.c
index 859669c92f..89ac28c4f9 100644
--- a/lib/dns/journal.c
+++ b/lib/dns/journal.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ index_to_disk(dns_journal_t *);
 
 static inline uint32_t
 decode_uint32(unsigned char *p) {
-	return ((p[0] << 24) + (p[1] << 16) + (p[2] << 8) + (p[3] << 0));
+	return (((uint32_t)p[0] << 24) + ((uint32_t)p[1] << 16) +
+		((uint32_t)p[2] << 8) + ((uint32_t)p[3] << 0));
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/lib/dns/rbtdb.c b/lib/dns/rbtdb.c
index ae34ef28e2..7abbace2cd 100644
--- a/lib/dns/rbtdb.c
+++ b/lib/dns/rbtdb.c
@@ -8517,8 +8517,9 @@ rdataset_current(dns_rdataset_t *rdataset, dns_rdata_t *rdata) {
 #if DNS_RDATASET_FIXED
 	if ((rdataset->attributes & DNS_RDATASETATTR_LOADORDER) != 0) {
 		unsigned int offset;
-		offset = (raw[0] << 24) + (raw[1] << 16) + (raw[2] << 8) +
-			 raw[3];
+		offset = ((unsigned int)raw[0] << 24) +
+			 ((unsigned int)raw[1] << 16) +
+			 ((unsigned int)raw[2] << 8) + (unsigned int)raw[3];
 		raw = rdataset->private3;
 		raw += offset;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/dns/soa.c b/lib/dns/soa.c
index d02be34e86..82edfd437e 100644
--- a/lib/dns/soa.c
+++ b/lib/dns/soa.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 
 static inline uint32_t
 decode_uint32(unsigned char *p) {
-	return ((p[0] << 24) + (p[1] << 16) + (p[2] << 8) + (p[3] << 0));
+	return (((uint32_t)p[0] << 24) + ((uint32_t)p[1] << 16) +
+		((uint32_t)p[2] << 8) + ((uint32_t)p[3] << 0));
 }
 
 static inline void