diff --git a/dlls/winecrt0/debug.c b/dlls/winecrt0/debug.c
index 14f3d2d3773..6e1866c7568 100644
--- a/dlls/winecrt0/debug.c
+++ b/dlls/winecrt0/debug.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void init_options(void)
 static const char * __cdecl fallback__wine_dbg_strdup( const char *str )
 {
     static char *list[32];
-    static int pos;
+    static LONG pos;
     char *ret = strdup( str );
     int idx;