diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 9f74d3c313..35ddd0a104 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
    Entries may not always be in chronological/commit order.
    See license at the end of file. */
 
+2023-12-08 23:17 UTC+0100 Phil Krylov (phil a t krylov.eu)
+  * contrib/sddsqlt3/core.c
+    ! Fixed a different signedness compare warning.
+
 2023-12-07 21:25 UTC+0100 Phil Krylov (phil a t krylov.eu)
   * contrib/3rd/sqlite3/*
     * Updated local sqlite3 from 3.8.2 to 3.44.2.
diff --git a/contrib/sddsqlt3/core.c b/contrib/sddsqlt3/core.c
index f523843009..e9af9ea3c8 100644
--- a/contrib/sddsqlt3/core.c
+++ b/contrib/sddsqlt3/core.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static HB_ERRCODE sqlite3Open( SQLBASEAREAP pArea )
 #ifdef HB_SQLT3_MAP_DECLARED_EMULATED
             sqlite3DeclStru( st, uiIndex, &uiRetLen, NULL );
 #endif
-            dbFieldInfo.uiLen = ( HB_USHORT ) HB_MAX( nSize, uiRetLen );
+            dbFieldInfo.uiLen = ( HB_USHORT ) HB_MAX( nSize, ( HB_SIZE ) uiRetLen );
             pStr = ( char * ) hb_xgrab( ( HB_SIZE ) dbFieldInfo.uiLen + 1 );
             memset( pStr, ' ', dbFieldInfo.uiLen );
             hb_itemPutCLPtr( pItem, pStr, dbFieldInfo.uiLen );