diff --git a/libvips/foreign/magick2vips.c b/libvips/foreign/magick2vips.c
index 0f138475..c9518ed2 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/magick2vips.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/magick2vips.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 #include <magick/api.h>
 
 #include "pforeign.h"
+#include "magick.h"
 
 /* pre-float Magick used to call this MaxRGB.
  */
diff --git a/libvips/histogram/hist_plot.c b/libvips/histogram/hist_plot.c
index c7349e6b..2022accc 100644
--- a/libvips/histogram/hist_plot.c
+++ b/libvips/histogram/hist_plot.c
@@ -205,11 +205,12 @@ vips_hist_plot_build( VipsObject *object )
 		vips_check_hist( class->nickname, in ) )
 		return( -1 );
 
-	if( vips_band_format_isint( in->BandFmt ) ) {
+	if( !vips_band_format_isuint( in->BandFmt ) &&
+		vips_band_format_isint( in->BandFmt ) ) {
+		/* A signed int type. Move min up to 0. 
+		 */
 		double min;
 
-		/* Move min up to 0. 
-		 */
 		if( vips_min( in, &min, NULL ) ||
 			vips_linear1( in, &t[0], 1.0, -min, NULL ) )
 			return( -1 );