diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uname.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uname.c
index bb018a3265..e7f02b68d8 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uname.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uname.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ uname(struct utsname *info)
 	system_info systemInfo;
 	const char *platform;
 	const char *haikuRevision;
-	uint32_t count = 1;
+	uint32 count = 1;
 	status_t error;
 
 	if (!info) {