diff --git a/src/unity.c b/src/unity.c
index d1dda41042d220720e4e5185eb977bfa818f07db..00c94127c1a1932ea91ed8463a4cdc3e81eade84 100644
--- a/src/unity.c
+++ b/src/unity.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void UnityPrintNumber(const UNITY_INT number_to_print)
     {
         /* A negative number, including MIN negative */
         UNITY_OUTPUT_CHAR('-');
-        number = (UNITY_UINT)(-number_to_print);
+        number = -number;
     }
     UnityPrintNumberUnsigned(number);
 }