diff --git a/src/lib/player/accept.c b/src/lib/player/accept.c
index b2ea63d1..4c8b722f 100644
--- a/src/lib/player/accept.c
+++ b/src/lib/player/accept.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 static struct emp_qelem Players;
 static int player_socket;
-static int player_addrlen;
+static size_t player_addrlen;
 
 void
 player_init(void)