diff --git a/clients/cli/settings.c b/clients/cli/settings.c
index b7137560de..9b3cbb2ba9 100644
--- a/clients/cli/settings.c
+++ b/clients/cli/settings.c
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ nmc_property_set_uint (NMSetting *setting, const char *prop, const char *val, GE
 	if (!validate_uint (setting, prop, (guint) val_int, error))
 		return FALSE;
 
-	g_object_set (setting, prop, val_int, NULL);
+	g_object_set (setting, prop, (guint) val_int, NULL);
 	return TRUE;
 }