diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLogRecord.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLogRecord.java
index cc432970..3ed7cb7c 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLogRecord.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/win32/EventLogRecord.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class EventLogRecord {
         "[" + new Date(getTimeGenerated() * 1000) + "] " +
         "[" + getSource() + "] " +
         "[" + getCategoryString() + "] " +
-        "[" + getEventId() + "] " +
+        "[" + (getEventId() & 0xFFFF) + "] " +
         "[" + getUserString() + "] " +
         "[" + getComputerName() + "] " +
         getMessage();