diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 690fa2943..e22d79df8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2016-08-10  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	[sfnt] Use correct type for `italicAngle' field (#48732).
+
+	* src/sfnt/ttload.c (tt_face_load_post): Fix types.
+
 2016-08-06  Jon Spencer  <jon@jonspencer.ca>
 
 	[sfnt] Fix `FT_Get_Advance' for bitmap strikes.
diff --git a/src/sfnt/ttload.c b/src/sfnt/ttload.c
index ed80a9ca8..a653a7186 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/ttload.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/ttload.c
@@ -1184,8 +1184,8 @@
 #define FT_STRUCTURE  TT_Postscript
 
       FT_FRAME_START( 32 ),
-        FT_FRAME_ULONG( FormatType ),
-        FT_FRAME_ULONG( italicAngle ),
+        FT_FRAME_LONG ( FormatType ),
+        FT_FRAME_LONG ( italicAngle ),
         FT_FRAME_SHORT( underlinePosition ),
         FT_FRAME_SHORT( underlineThickness ),
         FT_FRAME_ULONG( isFixedPitch ),