diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index 6298f53fc..fc5e1c303 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static int service_loop(int socknum, int *socklist)
 		for (i = 0; i < socknum; i++) {
 			if (pfd[i].revents & POLLIN) {
 				struct sockaddr_storage ss;
-				int sslen = sizeof(ss);
+				unsigned int sslen = sizeof(ss);
 				int incoming = accept(pfd[i].fd, (struct sockaddr *)&ss, &sslen);
 				if (incoming < 0) {
 					switch (errno) {