diff --git a/src/modules/sound/SoundData.cpp b/src/modules/sound/SoundData.cpp
index 90d93e5b8..f7cf3874e 100644
--- a/src/modules/sound/SoundData.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sound/SoundData.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace sound
 	SoundData::SoundData(int samples, int sampleRate, int bits, int channels)
 		: data(0), size(samples*(bits/8)*channels), sampleRate(sampleRate), bits(bits), channels(channels)
 	{
-		unsigned double realsize = samples;
+		double realsize = samples;
 		realsize *= (bits/8)*channels;
 		if (realsize > INT_MAX)
 			throw love::Exception("Data is too big!");
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace sound
 	SoundData::SoundData(void * d, int samples, int sampleRate, int bits, int channels)
 		: data(0), size(samples*(bits/8)*channels), sampleRate(sampleRate), bits(bits), channels(channels)
 	{
-		unsigned double realsize = samples;
+		double realsize = samples;
 		realsize *= (bits/8)*channels;
 		if (realsize > INT_MAX)
 			throw love::Exception("Data is too big!");