1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index b2ae3b2af..28bb14776 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int writeFileToTarball(const char *fileName, struct stat *statbuf,
 
         /* If it was a regular file, write out the body */
         if (inputFileFd >= 0) {
-                ssize_t readSize = 0;
+                off_t readSize = 0;
 
                 /* write the file to the archive */
                 readSize = bb_copyfd_eof(inputFileFd, tbInfo->tarFd);