--- a/svr-runopts.c	Mon Aug 31 15:25:39 2009 +0000
+++ b/svr-runopts.c	Tue Sep 01 16:38:26 2009 +0000
@@ -296,15 +296,19 @@
 	}
 	
 	if (keepalive_arg) {
-		if (m_str_to_uint(keepalive_arg, &opts.keepalive_secs) == DROPBEAR_FAILURE) {
+		unsigned int val;
+		if (m_str_to_uint(keepalive_arg, &val) == DROPBEAR_FAILURE) {
 			dropbear_exit("Bad keepalive '%s'", keepalive_arg);
 		}
+		opts.keepalive_secs = val;
 	}
 
 	if (idle_timeout_arg) {
-		if (m_str_to_uint(idle_timeout_arg, &opts.idle_timeout_secs) == DROPBEAR_FAILURE) {
+		unsigned int val;
+		if (m_str_to_uint(idle_timeout_arg, &val) == DROPBEAR_FAILURE) {
 			dropbear_exit("Bad idle_timeout '%s'", idle_timeout_arg);
 		}
+		opts.idle_timeout_secs = val;
 	}
 }