diff --git a/src/rec/aiRecord.dbd b/src/rec/aiRecord.dbd
index 69a9f396c..e1b8c687a 100644
--- a/src/rec/aiRecord.dbd
+++ b/src/rec/aiRecord.dbd
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ recordtype(ai) {
 		pp(TRUE)
 		interest(2)
 	}
-	field(ROFF,DBF_ULONG) {
+	field(ROFF,DBF_LONG) {
 		prompt("Raw Offset")
 		pp(TRUE)
 		interest(2)
diff --git a/src/rec/aoRecord.dbd b/src/rec/aoRecord.dbd
index 3c2d8cf9c..c81bcd887 100644
--- a/src/rec/aoRecord.dbd
+++ b/src/rec/aoRecord.dbd
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ recordtype(ao) {
 		interest(1)
 		size(16)
 	}
-	field(ROFF,DBF_ULONG) {
+	field(ROFF,DBF_LONG) {
 		prompt("Raw Offset")
 		pp(TRUE)
 		interest(2)