diff -rup binutils-2.23.52.0.1.orig/bfd/srec.c binutils-2.23.52.0.1/bfd/srec.c
--- binutils-2.23.52.0.1.orig/bfd/srec.c	2015-06-26 16:42:28.563216999 +0100
+++ binutils-2.23.52.0.1/bfd/srec.c	2015-06-26 17:13:59.978902080 +0100
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ srec_scan (bfd *abfd)
 	case 'S':
 	  {
 	    file_ptr pos;
-	    char hdr[3];
+	    unsigned char hdr[3];
 	    unsigned int bytes;
 	    bfd_vma address;
 	    bfd_byte *data;