diff --git a/src/bin/termio.c b/src/bin/termio.c
index e2179600..99620461 100644
--- a/src/bin/termio.c
+++ b/src/bin/termio.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ _getsel_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__, Elm_Selection_Data *ev)
         if (ev->len > 0)
           {
              char *tmp, *s;
-             int i;
+             size_t i;
 
              // apparently we have to convert \n into \r in terminal land.
              tmp = malloc(ev->len);