diff --git a/tasks/task_http.c b/tasks/task_http.c
index ceb59e203d..f930130778 100644
--- a/tasks/task_http.c
+++ b/tasks/task_http.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int rarch_main_data_http_iterate_transfer(rarch_task_t *task)
 
    if (!net_http_update(http->handle, &pos, &tot))
    {
-      task->progress = (tot == 0) ? -1 : (pos * 100 / tot);
+      task->progress = (tot == 0) ? -1 : (signed)(pos * 100 / tot);
       /* FIXME/TODO - warning 68: integer conversion resulted in a change
        * of sign                    ^*/
       return -1;
diff --git a/tasks/tasks.h b/tasks/tasks.h
index 1a53edf827..df8fc5b108 100644
--- a/tasks/tasks.h
+++ b/tasks/tasks.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct rarch_task {
     char *error;
 
     /* -1 = unmettered, 0-100 progress value */
-    char progress;
+    int8_t progress;
     char *title; /* handler can modify but will be free()d automatically if non-null */
 
     /* don't touch this. */