diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/serializer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/serializer.hpp
index 07fa3e9682..b7d8a8ff95 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/serializer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/serializer.hpp
@@ -664,6 +664,20 @@ class serializer
         }
     }
 
+    template <typename NumberType,
+              enable_if_t<std::is_signed<NumberType>::value, int> = 0>
+    bool is_negative_number(NumberType x)
+    {
+        return x < 0;
+    }
+
+    template < typename NumberType,
+               enable_if_t <std::is_unsigned<NumberType>::value, int > = 0 >
+    bool is_negative_number(NumberType /*unused*/)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /*!
     @brief dump an integer
 
@@ -707,12 +721,11 @@ class serializer
         // use a pointer to fill the buffer
         auto buffer_ptr = number_buffer.begin(); // NOLINT(llvm-qualified-auto,readability-qualified-auto,cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg,hicpp-vararg)
 
-        const bool is_negative = std::is_signed<NumberType>::value && !(x >= 0); // see issue #755
         number_unsigned_t abs_value;
 
         unsigned int n_chars{};
 
-        if (is_negative)
+        if (is_negative_number(x))
         {
             *buffer_ptr = '-';
             abs_value = remove_sign(static_cast<number_integer_t>(x));
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 5800976306..692efb2a85 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -17088,6 +17088,20 @@ class serializer
         }
     }
 
+    template <typename NumberType,
+              enable_if_t<std::is_signed<NumberType>::value, int> = 0>
+    bool is_negative_number(NumberType x)
+    {
+        return x < 0;
+    }
+
+    template < typename NumberType,
+               enable_if_t <std::is_unsigned<NumberType>::value, int > = 0 >
+    bool is_negative_number(NumberType /*unused*/)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /*!
     @brief dump an integer
 
@@ -17131,12 +17145,11 @@ class serializer
         // use a pointer to fill the buffer
         auto buffer_ptr = number_buffer.begin(); // NOLINT(llvm-qualified-auto,readability-qualified-auto,cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg,hicpp-vararg)
 
-        const bool is_negative = std::is_signed<NumberType>::value && !(x >= 0); // see issue #755
         number_unsigned_t abs_value;
 
         unsigned int n_chars{};
 
-        if (is_negative)
+        if (is_negative_number(x))
         {
             *buffer_ptr = '-';
             abs_value = remove_sign(static_cast<number_integer_t>(x));