2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-server.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-server.c
index 67495d7f13..991aef2fb4 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-server.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-server.c
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ static bool thread_names_visitor( rtems_tcb *tcb, void *arg )
     data = 0;
 
     for ( j = 0; i < n && j < sizeof( data ); ++j ) {
-      data |= name[ i ] << ( j * 8 );
+      rtems_record_data c;
+
+      c = (unsigned char) name[ i ];
+      data |= c << ( j * 8 );
       ++i;
     }
 
diff --git a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-userext.c b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-userext.c
index 8e1f041da0..e03866f207 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-userext.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtrace/record/record-userext.c
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ bool _Record_Thread_create(
     data = 0;
 
     for ( k = 0; j < n && k < sizeof( data ); ++k ) {
-      data |= name[ i ] << ( k * 8 );
+      rtems_record_data c;
+
+      c = (unsigned char) name[ i ];
+      data |= c << ( k * 8 );
       ++j;
     }