1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 2ae7cd99755..b7c24a2aacf 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ int validate_headref(const char *path)
 	struct stat st;
 	char *buf, buffer[256];
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
-	int len, fd;
+	int fd;
+	ssize_t len;
 
 	if (lstat(path, &st) < 0)
 		return -1;