diff --git a/ext/libav/gstavaudenc.c b/ext/libav/gstavaudenc.c
index 3f39ce1987..5b34a592ce 100644
--- a/ext/libav/gstavaudenc.c
+++ b/ext/libav/gstavaudenc.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ gst_ffmpegaudenc_set_format (GstAudioEncoder * encoder, GstAudioInfo * info)
     const gchar *codec;
 
     gst_tag_list_add (tags, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE, GST_TAG_NOMINAL_BITRATE,
-        ffmpegaudenc->context->bit_rate, NULL);
+        (guint) ffmpegaudenc->context->bit_rate, NULL);
 
     if ((codec =
             gst_ffmpeg_get_codecid_longname (ffmpegaudenc->context->codec_id)))
diff --git a/ext/libav/gstavcodecmap.c b/ext/libav/gstavcodecmap.c
index a507c5a10f..227498991d 100644
--- a/ext/libav/gstavcodecmap.c
+++ b/ext/libav/gstavcodecmap.c
@@ -1146,8 +1146,8 @@ gst_ffmpeg_codecid_to_caps (enum AVCodecID codec_id,
         caps =
             gst_ff_aud_caps_new (context, NULL, codec_id, encode, "audio/x-wma",
             "wmaversion", G_TYPE_INT, version, "block_align", G_TYPE_INT,
-            context->block_align, "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, context->bit_rate,
-            NULL);
+            context->block_align, "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT,
+            (guint) context->bit_rate, NULL);
       } else {
         caps =
             gst_ff_aud_caps_new (context, NULL, codec_id, encode, "audio/x-wma",
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ gst_ffmpeg_codecid_to_caps (enum AVCodecID codec_id,
       if (context)
         gst_caps_set_simple (caps,
             "block_align", G_TYPE_INT, context->block_align,
-            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, context->bit_rate, NULL);
+            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, (guint) context->bit_rate, NULL);
       break;
 
     case AV_CODEC_ID_ADPCM_G726:
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ gst_ffmpeg_codecid_to_caps (enum AVCodecID codec_id,
       if (context)
         gst_caps_set_simple (caps,
             "block_align", G_TYPE_INT, context->block_align,
-            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, context->bit_rate, NULL);
+            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, (guint) context->bit_rate, NULL);
 
       if (!encode) {
         gst_caps_append (caps, gst_caps_new_simple ("audio/x-adpcm",
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ gst_ffmpeg_codecid_to_caps (enum AVCodecID codec_id,
       if (context)
         gst_caps_set_simple (caps,
             "block_align", G_TYPE_INT, context->block_align,
-            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, context->bit_rate, NULL);
+            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, (guint) context->bit_rate, NULL);
     }
       break;
 
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ gst_ffmpeg_codecid_to_caps (enum AVCodecID codec_id,
       if (context) {
         gst_caps_set_simple (caps,
             "leaf_size", G_TYPE_INT, context->block_align,
-            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, context->bit_rate, NULL);
+            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, (guint) context->bit_rate, NULL);
       }
     }
       break;
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ gst_ffmpeg_codecid_to_caps (enum AVCodecID codec_id,
       if (context) {
         gst_caps_set_simple (caps,
             "leaf_size", G_TYPE_INT, context->block_align,
-            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, context->bit_rate, NULL);
+            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, (guint) context->bit_rate, NULL);
       }
     }
       break;
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ gst_ffmpeg_codecid_to_caps (enum AVCodecID codec_id,
       if (context)
         gst_caps_set_simple (caps,
             "block_align", G_TYPE_INT, context->block_align,
-            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, context->bit_rate, NULL);
+            "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, (guint) context->bit_rate, NULL);
     }
       break;
 
@@ -2166,7 +2166,7 @@ gst_ffmpeg_codecid_to_caps (enum AVCodecID codec_id,
           if (context)
             gst_caps_set_simple (caps,
                 "block_align", G_TYPE_INT, context->block_align,
-                "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, context->bit_rate, NULL);
+                "bitrate", G_TYPE_INT, (guint) context->bit_rate, NULL);
           g_free (mime);
           break;
         default:
diff --git a/ext/libav/gstavvidenc.c b/ext/libav/gstavvidenc.c
index 2ec32d8aa0..6def85962d 100644
--- a/ext/libav/gstavvidenc.c
+++ b/ext/libav/gstavvidenc.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ gst_ffmpegvidenc_set_format (GstVideoEncoder * encoder,
     const gchar *codec;
 
     gst_tag_list_add (tags, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE, GST_TAG_NOMINAL_BITRATE,
-        ffmpegenc->context->bit_rate, NULL);
+        (guint) ffmpegenc->context->bit_rate, NULL);
 
     if ((codec =
             gst_ffmpeg_get_codecid_longname (ffmpegenc->context->codec_id)))