diff --git a/src/libserialize/json.rs b/src/libserialize/json.rs
index 8f020d0857d..b4f679a8109 100644
--- a/src/libserialize/json.rs
+++ b/src/libserialize/json.rs
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ impl<T: Iterator<Item=char>> Parser<T> {
             F64Value(res)
         } else {
             if neg {
-                let res = -(res as i64);
+                let res = (res as i64).wrapping_neg();
 
                 // Make sure we didn't underflow.
                 if res > 0 {