diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-exec.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-exec.c
index 32cd9f47..53656007 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-exec.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-exec.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void process_exec(PROCESS_REC *rec, const char *cmd)
 static void sig_exec_input_reader(PROCESS_REC *rec)
 {
         char tmpbuf[512], *str;
-        gsize recvlen;
+        int recvlen;
 	int ret;
 
 	g_return_if_fail(rec != NULL);