1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/pw_encrypt.c b/libbb/pw_encrypt.c
index 4cdc2de76..fe06a8fe6 100644
--- a/libbb/pw_encrypt.c
+++ b/libbb/pw_encrypt.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int i64c(int i)
 int FAST_FUNC crypt_make_salt(char *p, int cnt /*, int x */)
 {
         /* was: x += ... */
-        int x = getpid() + monotonic_us();
+        unsigned x = getpid() + monotonic_us();
         do {
                 /* x = (x*1664525 + 1013904223) % 2^32 generator is lame
                  * (low-order bit is not "random", etc...),