diff --git a/net/9p/protocol.c b/net/9p/protocol.c
index a7e8997..b58a501 100644
--- a/net/9p/protocol.c
+++ b/net/9p/protocol.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		case 'T':{
-				int16_t *nwname = va_arg(ap, int16_t *);
+				uint16_t *nwname = va_arg(ap, uint16_t *);
 				char ***wnames = va_arg(ap, char ***);
 
 				errcode = p9pdu_readf(pdu, proto_version,
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		case 'T':{
-				int16_t nwname = va_arg(ap, int);
+				uint16_t nwname = va_arg(ap, int);
 				const char **wnames = va_arg(ap, const char **);
 
 				errcode = p9pdu_writef(pdu, proto_version, "w",