1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/openssl/src/bn/mod.rs b/openssl/src/bn/mod.rs
index 3a1efb4a..254e674e 100644
--- a/openssl/src/bn/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/bn/mod.rs
@@ -584,9 +584,9 @@ impl BigNum {
     }
 
     /// Creates a new `BigNum` with the given value.
-    pub fn new_from(n: u64) -> Result<BigNum, ErrorStack> {
+    pub fn new_from(n: c_ulong) -> Result<BigNum, ErrorStack> {
         BigNum::new().and_then(|v| unsafe {
-            try_ssl!(ffi::BN_set_word(v.raw(), n as c_ulong));
+            try_ssl!(ffi::BN_set_word(v.raw(), n));
             Ok(v)
         })
     }