diff --git a/lib/asn1/gen.c b/lib/asn1/gen.c
index c57b67a1f..a96e59619 100644
--- a/lib/asn1/gen.c
+++ b/lib/asn1/gen.c
@@ -846,10 +846,10 @@ define_type (int level, const char *name, const char *basename, Type *t, int typ
             fprintf(headerfile, "int64_t %s;\n", name);
 	} else if (t->range->min >= 0 && t->range->max > UINT_MAX) {
 	    fprintf (headerfile, "uint64_t %s;\n", name);
-	} else if (t->range->min >= INT_MIN && t->range->max <= INT_MAX) {
-	    fprintf (headerfile, "int %s;\n", name);
 	} else if (t->range->min >= 0 && t->range->max <= UINT_MAX) {
 	    fprintf (headerfile, "unsigned int %s;\n", name);
+	} else if (t->range->min >= INT_MIN && t->range->max <= INT_MAX) {
+	    fprintf (headerfile, "int %s;\n", name);
 	} else
 	    errx(1, "%s: unsupported range %lld -> %lld",
 		 name, (long long)t->range->min, (long long)t->range->max);