diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR/conceptual.clscompliant/cs/public2.cs b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR/conceptual.clscompliant/cs/public2.cs
index 7aa3ccdb83168..efa335b25194d 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR/conceptual.clscompliant/cs/public2.cs
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_CLR/conceptual.clscompliant/cs/public2.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 public class Person
 {
-   private Int16 personAge = 0;
+   private UInt16 personAge = 0;
 
    public Int16 Age
    { get { return personAge; } }