1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/uudecode.c b/coreutils/uudecode.c
index da6490a81..60bf7d8c1 100644
--- a/coreutils/uudecode.c
+++ b/coreutils/uudecode.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int read_base64(FILE *src_stream, FILE *dst_stream)
 
                 while (count < 4) {
                         char *table_ptr;
-                        char ch;
+                        int ch;
 
                         /* Get next _valid_ character */
                         do {