diff --git a/source3/utils/net_registry.c b/source3/utils/net_registry.c
index 92f6ebf374b..65b7136583a 100644
--- a/source3/utils/net_registry.c
+++ b/source3/utils/net_registry.c
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ static int registry_value_cmp(
 	if (v1->type == v2->type) {
 		return data_blob_cmp(&v1->data, &v2->data);
 	}
-	return v1->type - v2->type;
+	return NUMERIC_CMP(v1->type, v2->type);
 }
 
 static WERROR precheck_create_val(struct precheck_ctx *ctx,