diff --git a/sbin/fsdb/fsdbutil.c b/sbin/fsdb/fsdbutil.c
index 7ed78a7f39e..102d45c1804 100644
--- a/sbin/fsdb/fsdbutil.c
+++ b/sbin/fsdb/fsdbutil.c
@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ printstat(const char *cp, ino_t inum, union dinode *dp)
 
     blocks = DIP(dp, di_blocks);
     gen = DIP(dp, di_gen);
-    printf("LINKCNT=%hd FLAGS=%#x BLKCNT=%jx GEN=%jx\n", DIP(dp, di_nlink),
-	DIP(dp, di_flags), (intmax_t)blocks, (intmax_t)gen);
+    printf("LINKCNT=%hd FLAGS=%#x BLKCNT=%jx GEN=%jx\n",
+	   (short)DIP(dp, di_nlink), DIP(dp, di_flags), (intmax_t)blocks,
+	   (intmax_t)gen);
 }