diff --git a/SDL2pp/ContainerRWops.hh b/SDL2pp/ContainerRWops.hh
index 18adffe..43802b5 100644
--- a/SDL2pp/ContainerRWops.hh
+++ b/SDL2pp/ContainerRWops.hh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public:
 		if (position_ + size > container_.size())
 			return 0;
 
-		int toread = std::min((container_.size() - position_), maxnum * size);
+		size_t toread = std::min((container_.size() - position_), maxnum * size);
 
 		std::copy(container_.begin() + position_, container_.begin() + position_ + toread, reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(ptr));
 
diff --git a/SDL2pp/StreamRWops.hh b/SDL2pp/StreamRWops.hh
index ed603e0..81c6a73 100644
--- a/SDL2pp/StreamRWops.hh
+++ b/SDL2pp/StreamRWops.hh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private:
 			char* pos = static_cast<char*>(ptr);
 			pos += nread;
 
-			int count = nread % size;
+			size_t count = nread % size;
 
 			// put partially read object back into the stream
 			while (--count >= 0)
diff --git a/examples/audio_wav.cc b/examples/audio_wav.cc
index 2507043..5d08990 100644
--- a/examples/audio_wav.cc
+++ b/examples/audio_wav.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int main() try {
 				while (stream_pos < stream_end) {
 					Uint8* wav_end = wav.GetBuffer() + wav.GetLength();
 
-					int copylen = std::min(wav_end - wav_pos, stream_end - stream_pos);
+					size_t copylen = std::min(wav_end - wav_pos, stream_end - stream_pos);
 
 					std::copy(wav_pos, wav_pos + copylen, stream_pos);
 					stream_pos += copylen;