--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c	2010-09-07 16:43:39.000000000 +0100
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c	2013-11-04 21:33:14.200354799 +0000
@@ -2500,6 +2500,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_bss_signa
 					  struct bss_handler_args *bss)
 {
 	struct wpa_bss *res = wpa_bss_get_id(bss->wpa_s, bss->id);
+    s16 level;
 
 	if (!res) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "wpas_dbus_getter_bss_signal[dbus]: no "
@@ -2507,8 +2508,9 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_bss_signa
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+    level = (s16) res->level;
 	return wpas_dbus_simple_property_getter(message, DBUS_TYPE_INT16,
-						&res->level);
+						&level);
 }
 
 
@@ -2524,6 +2526,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_bss_frequ
 					     struct bss_handler_args *bss)
 {
 	struct wpa_bss *res = wpa_bss_get_id(bss->wpa_s, bss->id);
+    u16 freq;
 
 	if (!res) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "wpas_dbus_getter_bss_frequency[dbus]: "
@@ -2531,8 +2534,9 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_bss_frequ
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+    freq = (u16) res->freq;
 	return wpas_dbus_simple_property_getter(message, DBUS_TYPE_UINT16,
-						&res->freq);
+						&freq);
 }