diff --git a/sds.h b/sds.h
index bc92389..3f9a964 100644
--- a/sds.h
+++ b/sds.h
@@ -135,20 +135,20 @@ static inline void sdssetlen(sds s, size_t newlen) {
         case SDS_TYPE_5:
             {
                 unsigned char *fp = ((unsigned char*)s)-1;
-                *fp = SDS_TYPE_5 | (newlen << SDS_TYPE_BITS);
+                *fp = (unsigned char)(SDS_TYPE_5 | (newlen << SDS_TYPE_BITS));
             }
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_8:
-            SDS_HDR(8,s)->len = newlen;
+            SDS_HDR(8,s)->len = (uint8_t)newlen;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_16:
-            SDS_HDR(16,s)->len = newlen;
+            SDS_HDR(16,s)->len = (uint16_t)newlen;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_32:
-            SDS_HDR(32,s)->len = newlen;
+            SDS_HDR(32,s)->len = (uint32_t)newlen;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_64:
-            SDS_HDR(64,s)->len = newlen;
+            SDS_HDR(64,s)->len = (uint64_t)newlen;
             break;
     }
 }
@@ -159,21 +159,21 @@ static inline void sdsinclen(sds s, size_t inc) {
         case SDS_TYPE_5:
             {
                 unsigned char *fp = ((unsigned char*)s)-1;
-                unsigned char newlen = SDS_TYPE_5_LEN(flags)+inc;
+                unsigned char newlen = SDS_TYPE_5_LEN(flags)+(unsigned char)inc;
                 *fp = SDS_TYPE_5 | (newlen << SDS_TYPE_BITS);
             }
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_8:
-            SDS_HDR(8,s)->len += inc;
+            SDS_HDR(8,s)->len += (uint8_t)inc;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_16:
-            SDS_HDR(16,s)->len += inc;
+            SDS_HDR(16,s)->len += (uint16_t)inc;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_32:
-            SDS_HDR(32,s)->len += inc;
+            SDS_HDR(32,s)->len += (uint32_t)inc;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_64:
-            SDS_HDR(64,s)->len += inc;
+            SDS_HDR(64,s)->len += (uint64_t)inc;
             break;
     }
 }
@@ -203,16 +203,16 @@ static inline void sdssetalloc(sds s, size_t newlen) {
             /* Nothing to do, this type has no total allocation info. */
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_8:
-            SDS_HDR(8,s)->alloc = newlen;
+            SDS_HDR(8,s)->alloc = (uint8_t)newlen;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_16:
-            SDS_HDR(16,s)->alloc = newlen;
+            SDS_HDR(16,s)->alloc = (uint16_t)newlen;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_32:
-            SDS_HDR(32,s)->alloc = newlen;
+            SDS_HDR(32,s)->alloc = (uint32_t)newlen;
             break;
         case SDS_TYPE_64:
-            SDS_HDR(64,s)->alloc = newlen;
+            SDS_HDR(64,s)->alloc = (uint64_t)newlen;
             break;
     }
 }