diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_te.c b/ospfd/ospf_te.c
index a498003..f62f35c 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_te.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_te.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 {
   struct listnode *node;
   struct mpls_te_link *lp;
-  int key = GET_OPAQUE_ID (ntohl (lsa->data->id.s_addr));
+  unsigned int key = GET_OPAQUE_ID (ntohl (lsa->data->id.s_addr));
 
   LIST_LOOP (OspfMplsTE.iflist, lp, node)
     if (lp->instance == key)