diff --git a/src/modules/rtpengine/bencode.h b/src/modules/rtpengine/bencode.h
index 8f3b434e7ac..1a3562d9d49 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtpengine/bencode.h
+++ b/src/modules/rtpengine/bencode.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct bencode_buffer
 {
 	struct __bencode_buffer_piece *pieces;
 	struct __bencode_free_list *free_list;
-	int error : 1; /* set to !0 if allocation failed at any point */
+	unsigned int error : 1; /* set to !0 if allocation failed at any point */
 };