diff --git a/src/cpath/cpath.c b/src/cpath/cpath.c
index 97d3985..ab3130e 100644
--- a/src/cpath/cpath.c
+++ b/src/cpath/cpath.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void dirup(char *dst, u64 levels, const char *path) {
     --length;
   }
 
-  for (u64 i = length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+  for (i64 i = length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
     if (path[i] == path_sep) {
       ++sep_count;
       end_index = i;