1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/textprop.c b/src/textprop.c
index 350892cdad6..dd8695f7af8 100644
--- a/src/textprop.c
+++ b/src/textprop.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ get_char_property_and_overlay (Lisp_Object position, register Lisp_Object prop,
     }
   if (BUFFERP (object))
     {
-      int noverlays;
+      ptrdiff_t noverlays;
       Lisp_Object *overlay_vec;
       struct buffer *obuf = current_buffer;