diff --git a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
index 19d55714..5a748a49 100644
--- a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if(WITH_TLS AND CJSON_FOUND)
 		../../lib/memory_mosq.c ../../lib/memory_mosq.h
 		../../src/memory_public.c
 		options.c
+		../../common/json_help.c ../../common/json_help.h
 		../../common/password_mosq.c ../../common/password_mosq.h
 	)
 
diff --git a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/Makefile b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/Makefile
index ea3e48ea..03931f83 100644
--- a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/Makefile
+++ b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ OBJS=	mosquitto_ctrl.o \
 		dynsec_hash.o \
 		dynsec_role.o \
 		get_password.o \
+		json_help.o \
 		memory_mosq.o \
 		memory_public.o \
 		options.o \
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ example.o : example.c mosquitto_ctrl.h
 get_password.o : ${R}/apps/mosquitto_passwd/get_password.c ${R}/apps/mosquitto_passwd/get_password.h
 	${CROSS_COMPILE}${CC} $(LOCAL_CPPFLAGS) $(APP_CPPFLAGS) $(APP_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
+json_help.o : ${R}/common/json_help.c ${R}/common/json_help.h
+	${CROSS_COMPILE}${CC} $(APP_CPPFLAGS) $(APP_CFLAGS) -DWITH_CJSON=yes -c $< -o $@
+
 memory_mosq.o : ${R}/lib/memory_mosq.c
 	${CROSS_COMPILE}${CC} $(APP_CPPFLAGS) $(APP_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
diff --git a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec.c b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec.c
index df408bd4..a6dc5373 100644
--- a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec.c
+++ b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec.c
@@ -92,14 +92,6 @@ void dynsec__print_usage(void)
 	printf("    https://mosquitto.org/documentation/dynamic-security/\n\n");
 }
 
-cJSON *cJSON_AddIntToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, int number)
-{
-	char buf[30];
-
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", number);
-	return cJSON_AddRawToObject(object, name, buf);
-}
-
 /* ################################################################
  * #
  * # Payload callback
diff --git a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_client.c b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_client.c
index 02ba70d2..887e783c 100644
--- a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_client.c
+++ b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_client.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Contributors:
 #include "mosquitto.h"
 #include "mosquitto_ctrl.h"
 #include "get_password.h"
+#include "json_help.h"
 #include "password_mosq.h"
 #include "dynamic_security.h"
 
diff --git a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_group.c b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_group.c
index cb4b51e5..912e051f 100644
--- a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_group.c
+++ b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_group.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Contributors:
 
 #include "mosquitto.h"
 #include "mosquitto_ctrl.h"
+#include "json_help.h"
 #include "password_mosq.h"
 
 int dynsec_group__create(int argc, char *argv[], cJSON *j_command)
diff --git a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_role.c b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_role.c
index cae3a6fb..55efab52 100644
--- a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_role.c
+++ b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/dynsec_role.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Contributors:
 
 #include "mosquitto.h"
 #include "mosquitto_ctrl.h"
+#include "json_help.h"
 #include "password_mosq.h"
 
 int dynsec_role__create(int argc, char *argv[], cJSON *j_command)
diff --git a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/mosquitto_ctrl.h b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/mosquitto_ctrl.h
index 6ac3160d..dd39da97 100644
--- a/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/mosquitto_ctrl.h
+++ b/apps/mosquitto_ctrl/mosquitto_ctrl.h
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ int client_request_response(struct mosq_ctrl *ctrl);
 int client_opts_set(struct mosquitto *mosq, struct mosq_config *cfg);
 int client_connect(struct mosquitto *mosq, struct mosq_config *cfg);
 
-cJSON *cJSON_AddIntToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, int number);
-
 void broker__print_usage(void);
 int broker__main(int argc, char *argv[], struct mosq_ctrl *ctrl);
 
diff --git a/common/json_help.c b/common/json_help.c
index 44fdfab2..d90557ad 100644
--- a/common/json_help.c
+++ b/common/json_help.c
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ int json_get_string(cJSON *json, const char *name, char **value, bool optional)
 }
 
 
-cJSON *cJSON_AddIntToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, int number)
+cJSON *cJSON_AddIntToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, long long number)
 {
 	char buf[30];
 
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", number);
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%lld", number);
 	return cJSON_AddRawToObject(object, name, buf);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/common/json_help.h b/common/json_help.h
index 07b58c54..2b11e9d2 100644
--- a/common/json_help.h
+++ b/common/json_help.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int json_get_bool(cJSON *json, const char *name, bool *value, bool optional, boo
 int json_get_int(cJSON *json, const char *name, int *value, bool optional, int default_value);
 int json_get_string(cJSON *json, const char *name, char **value, bool optional);
 
-cJSON *cJSON_AddIntToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, int number);
+cJSON *cJSON_AddIntToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, long long number);
 cJSON *cJSON_CreateInt(int num);
 
 #endif