diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/write.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/write.c
index 5776ea861a..f92afbd15e 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/write.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/write.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ssize_t
 write(int fd, void const *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 {
-	int status = _kern_write(fd, -1, buffer, bufferSize);
+	ssize_t status = _kern_write(fd, -1, buffer, bufferSize);
 
 	RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO_TEST_CANCEL(status);
 }