diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/pe/ExportDataDirectory.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/pe/ExportDataDirectory.java
index 54d14c39cf..01bb7df906 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/pe/ExportDataDirectory.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/pe/ExportDataDirectory.java
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public class ExportDataDirectory extends DataDirectory implements StructConverte
 
 				// See if this function has an associated name exported for it.
 				for (int j = 0; j < numberOfNames; ++j) {
-					int jthOrdinalVal = reader.readShort(pointerToOrdinals + (j * 2));
+					int jthOrdinalVal = reader.readUnsignedShort(pointerToOrdinals + (j * 2));
 					if (jthOrdinalVal == i) {
 						int jthNameRVA = reader.readInt(pointerToNames + (j * 4));
 						int jthNamePtr = ntHeader.rvaToPointer(jthNameRVA);