diff --git a/compiler/compile/OMRCompilation.cpp b/compiler/compile/OMRCompilation.cpp
index 1e07e9be195..894acac2b15 100644
--- a/compiler/compile/OMRCompilation.cpp
+++ b/compiler/compile/OMRCompilation.cpp
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ OMR::Compilation::Compilation(
    _adhocRandom = new (m->trHeapMemory()) TR_RandomGenerator(options.getRandomSeed());
    if (options.getOption(TR_RandomSeedSignatureHash))
       {
-      int32_t hash = 0;
+      uint32_t hash = 0;
       for (const char *c = self()->signature(); *c; c++)
-         hash = 33*hash + (int32_t)(*c);
-      int32_t seed = _options->getRandomSeed();
+         hash = 33*hash + (uint32_t)(*c);
+      uint32_t seed = _options->getRandomSeed();
       seed ^= hash;
       _primaryRandom->setSeed(seed);
       _adhocRandom->setSeed(_primaryRandom->getRandom());