diff --git a/usr.bin/find/ls.c b/usr.bin/find/ls.c
index 28e85b733bac..8c4c16ed3461 100644
--- a/usr.bin/find/ls.c
+++ b/usr.bin/find/ls.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ printtime(time_t ftime)
 static void
 printlink(char *name)
 {
-	int lnklen;
+	ssize_t lnklen;
 	char path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
 	if ((lnklen = readlink(name, path, MAXPATHLEN - 1)) == -1) {