diff --git a/src/files.rs b/src/files.rs
index 650ac43..1981c2c 100644
--- a/src/files.rs
+++ b/src/files.rs
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ pub fn from_getdents(fd: i32, path: &Path, nothidden: &AtomicUsize)  -> Result<V
 
                     let name: &OsStr = {
                         // Safe as long as d_name is NULL terminated
-                        let true_len = unsafe { libc::strlen(d.d_name.as_ptr() as *const i8) };
+                        let true_len = unsafe { libc::strlen(d.d_name.as_ptr() as *const u8) };
                         // Safe if strlen returned without SEGFAULT on OOB (if d_name weren't NULL terminated)
                         let bytes: &[u8] = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(d.d_name.as_ptr() as *const u8,
                                                                                true_len) };