diff --git a/src/kernel/apps/shell/file_utils.c b/src/kernel/apps/shell/file_utils.c
index 65536c93d8..993b56598c 100644
--- a/src/kernel/apps/shell/file_utils.c
+++ b/src/kernel/apps/shell/file_utils.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ find_file_in_path(const char *file_name, char *found_name, unsigned int max_size
 
 
 int
-exec_file(int argc, char *argv[], int *retcode)
+exec_file(int argc, char *argv[], status_t *retcode)
 {
 	char filename[255];
 	int pid;
diff --git a/src/kernel/apps/shell/file_utils.h b/src/kernel/apps/shell/file_utils.h
index 51de69b7bb..0a85d7c2c9 100644
--- a/src/kernel/apps/shell/file_utils.h
+++ b/src/kernel/apps/shell/file_utils.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 bool combine_path(const char *path1,const char *path2,char *out,unsigned int max_len);
 bool exists_file(const char *file_name);
 bool find_file_in_path(const char *file_name,char *found_name,unsigned int max_size);
-int exec_file(int argc,char *argv[],int *retcode);
+int exec_file(int argc,char *argv[], status_t *retcode);
 int read_file_in_buffer(const char *filename,char **buffer);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/apps/shell/statements.c b/src/kernel/apps/shell/statements.c
index ed05cfa783..5d5317ef51 100644
--- a/src/kernel/apps/shell/statements.c
+++ b/src/kernel/apps/shell/statements.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ handle_exec(scan_info *info,shell_value **out)
 	char redirect_in[SCAN_SIZE+1];
 	char redirect_out[SCAN_SIZE+1];
 	int err = SHE_NO_ERROR;
-	int retcode;
+	status_t retcode;
 	char *statement;
 
 	*out = NULL;