diff --git a/src/daemon/main.c b/src/daemon/main.c
index 3388c4235..d4b0ae34a 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.c
+++ b/src/daemon/main.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"name",	1, NULL, 'n'},
 		{NULL,		0, NULL, 0}
 	};
-	char c;
+	int c;
 
 	pw_init(&argc, &argv);