diff --git a/flist.c b/flist.c
index 82d686a6..65b459b1 100644
--- a/flist.c
+++ b/flist.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int x
 			}
 #endif
 		} else
-			modtime = read_int(f);
+			modtime = read_uint(f);
 	}
 	if (xflags & XMIT_MOD_NSEC)
 #ifndef CAN_SET_NSEC
diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index f3d802ec..a99ac0ec 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -1784,6 +1784,13 @@ int32 read_int(int f)
 	return num;
 }
 
+uint32 read_uint(int f)
+{
+	char b[4];
+	read_buf(f, b, 4);
+	return IVAL(b, 0);
+}
+
 int32 read_varint(int f)
 {
 	union {