diff --git a/tools/corosync-fplay.c b/tools/corosync-fplay.c
index 8b681ee7..f6f3bae9 100644
--- a/tools/corosync-fplay.c
+++ b/tools/corosync-fplay.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ printf ("\n");
 
 int main (void)
 {
-	unsigned int fd;
+	int fd;
 	int rec_idx;
 	int end_rec;
 	int record_count = 1;