diff --git a/implementations/rust/src/value/value.rs b/implementations/rust/src/value/value.rs
index 9a3d33f..4b6e94b 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/src/value/value.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/src/value/value.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ impl PartialEq for Float {
 
 impl Ord for Float {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
-        let mut a = self.0.to_bits();
-        let mut b = other.0.to_bits();
+        let mut a: u32 = self.0.to_bits();
+        let mut b: u32 = other.0.to_bits();
         if a & 0x80000000 != 0 { a ^= 0x7fffffff; }
         if b & 0x80000000 != 0 { b ^= 0x7fffffff; }
         (a as i32).cmp(&(b as i32))
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ impl PartialEq for Double {
 
 impl Ord for Double {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
-        let mut a = self.0.to_bits();
-        let mut b = other.0.to_bits();
+        let mut a: u64 = self.0.to_bits();
+        let mut b: u64 = other.0.to_bits();
         if a & 0x8000000000000000 != 0 { a ^= 0x7fffffffffffffff; }
         if b & 0x8000000000000000 != 0 { b ^= 0x7fffffffffffffff; }
         (a as i64).cmp(&(b as i64))