diff --git a/pkg/syserr/host_darwin.go b/pkg/syserr/host_darwin.go
index 3e8783414..67fa71f95 100644
--- a/pkg/syserr/host_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/syserr/host_darwin.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const maxErrno = 107
 var darwinHostTranslations [maxErrno]*Error
 
 func getHostTranslation(err unix.Errno) *Error {
-	if int(err) >= len(darwinHostTranslations) {
+	if uint64(err) >= uint64(len(darwinHostTranslations)) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return darwinHostTranslations[err]
diff --git a/pkg/syserr/host_linux.go b/pkg/syserr/host_linux.go
index 8acd8609f..dc9a34746 100644
--- a/pkg/syserr/host_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/syserr/host_linux.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const maxErrno = 134
 var linuxHostTranslations [maxErrno]*Error
 
 func getHostTranslation(err unix.Errno) *Error {
-	if int(err) >= len(linuxHostTranslations) {
+	if uint64(err) >= uint64(len(linuxHostTranslations)) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return linuxHostTranslations[err]