diff --git a/Include/Python.h b/Include/Python.h
index d8c2a56..d16143b 100644
--- a/Include/Python.h
+++ b/Include/Python.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 #ifdef __CHAR_UNSIGNED__
 #define Py_CHARMASK(c)		(c)
 #else
-#define Py_CHARMASK(c)		((c) & 0xff)
+#define Py_CHARMASK(c)		((unsigned char)((c) & 0xff))
 #endif
 
 #include "pyfpe.h"
diff --git a/Include/bytes_methods.h b/Include/bytes_methods.h
index a05e11f..59873f2 100644
--- a/Include/bytes_methods.h
+++ b/Include/bytes_methods.h
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
 
 extern const unsigned int _Py_ctype_table[256];
 
-#define ISLOWER(c) (_Py_ctype_table[(unsigned)Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_LOWER)
-#define ISUPPER(c) (_Py_ctype_table[(unsigned)Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_UPPER)
-#define ISALPHA(c) (_Py_ctype_table[(unsigned)Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_ALPHA)
-#define ISDIGIT(c) (_Py_ctype_table[(unsigned)Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_DIGIT)
-#define ISXDIGIT(c) (_Py_ctype_table[(unsigned)Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_XDIGIT)
-#define ISALNUM(c) (_Py_ctype_table[(unsigned)Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_ALNUM)
-#define ISSPACE(c) (_Py_ctype_table[(unsigned)Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_SPACE)
+#define ISLOWER(c) (_Py_ctype_table[Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_LOWER)
+#define ISUPPER(c) (_Py_ctype_table[Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_UPPER)
+#define ISALPHA(c) (_Py_ctype_table[Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_ALPHA)
+#define ISDIGIT(c) (_Py_ctype_table[Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_DIGIT)
+#define ISXDIGIT(c) (_Py_ctype_table[Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_XDIGIT)
+#define ISALNUM(c) (_Py_ctype_table[Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_ALNUM)
+#define ISSPACE(c) (_Py_ctype_table[Py_CHARMASK(c)] & FLAG_SPACE)
 
 #undef islower
 #define islower(c) undefined_islower(c)