diff --git a/src/env_universal_common.cpp b/src/env_universal_common.cpp
index a0b4ebfdc..71fb1667d 100644
--- a/src/env_universal_common.cpp
+++ b/src/env_universal_common.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int check_runtime_path(const char * path)
      */
 
     struct stat statpath;
-    u_int uid = geteuid();
+    uid_t uid = geteuid();
 
     if (mkdir(path, S_IRWXU) != 0 && errno != EEXIST)
         return errno;