diff --git a/src/servers/app/DesktopSettings.cpp b/src/servers/app/DesktopSettings.cpp
index 9f13aa5505..8dc9d38a4d 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/DesktopSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/DesktopSettings.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2005-2007, Haiku.
+ * Copyright 2005-2008, Haiku.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Authors:
@@ -216,11 +216,12 @@ DesktopSettingsPrivate::_Load()
 			bool triggersAlwaysShown;
 			if (settings.FindBool("triggers always shown", &triggersAlwaysShown) == B_OK)
 				fMenuInfo.triggers_always_shown = triggersAlwaysShown;
-			
-			char colorName[12];	
-			
+
 			for (int32 i = 0; i < kNumColors; i++) {
-				snprintf(colorName, sizeof(colorName), "color%ld", index_to_color_which(i));
+				char colorName[12];
+				snprintf(colorName, sizeof(colorName), "color%ld",
+					(int32)index_to_color_which(i));
+
 				settings.FindInt32(colorName, (int32*)&fShared.colors[i]);
 			}
 		}
@@ -321,10 +322,10 @@ DesktopSettingsPrivate::Save(uint32 mask)
 			settings.AddBool("click to open", fMenuInfo.click_to_open);
 			settings.AddBool("triggers always shown", fMenuInfo.triggers_always_shown);
 
-			char colorName[12];
-
 			for (int32 i = 0; i < kNumColors; i++) {
-				snprintf(colorName, sizeof(colorName), "color%ld", index_to_color_which(i));
+				char colorName[12];
+				snprintf(colorName, sizeof(colorName), "color%ld",
+					(int32)index_to_color_which(i));
 				settings.AddInt32(colorName, (const int32&)fShared.colors[i]);
 			}