diff --git a/src/modules/xkbswitch/e_mod_parse.c b/src/modules/xkbswitch/e_mod_parse.c
index 914f2df52..af673df42 100644
--- a/src/modules/xkbswitch/e_mod_parse.c
+++ b/src/modules/xkbswitch/e_mod_parse.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ parse_rules(void)
    E_XKB_Option *option = NULL;
    E_XKB_Variant *variant = NULL;
    FILE *f;
-   int i;
+   unsigned int i;
 
    if (!rules_file) return 0;