diff --git a/Modules/_io/fileio.c b/Modules/_io/fileio.c
index 989c866..e98de9e 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/fileio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/fileio.c
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
 typedef struct {
 	PyObject_HEAD
 	int fd;
-	unsigned readable : 1;
-	unsigned writable : 1;
-	int seekable : 2; /* -1 means unknown */
-	int closefd : 1;
+	unsigned int readable : 1;
+	unsigned int writable : 1;
+	signed int seekable : 2; /* -1 means unknown */
+	unsigned int closefd : 1;
 	PyObject *weakreflist;
 	PyObject *dict;
 } fileio;
diff --git a/Modules/_io/textio.c b/Modules/_io/textio.c
index 3b627f2..2f99a60 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/textio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/textio.c
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@
     PyObject_HEAD
     PyObject *decoder;
     PyObject *errors;
-    int pendingcr:1;
-    int translate:1;
-    unsigned int seennl:3;
+    signed int pendingcr: 1;
+    signed int translate: 1;
+    unsigned int seennl: 3;
 } nldecoder_object;
 
 static int