diff --git a/usr.bin/systat/pigs.c b/usr.bin/systat/pigs.c
index 9126a59ccf1c..3443ede94d11 100644
--- a/usr.bin/systat/pigs.c
+++ b/usr.bin/systat/pigs.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static struct p_times {
 } *pt;
 
 static long stime[CPUSTATES];
-static long    fscale;
+static int    fscale;
 static double  lccpu;
 
 WINDOW *