diff --git a/libavcodec/cinepak.c b/libavcodec/cinepak.c
index 4746289b76..f651c489bf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cinepak.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cinepak.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int cinepak_decode_vectors (CinepakContext *s, cvid_strip *strip,
     const uint8_t   *eod = (data + size);
     uint32_t         flag, mask;
     uint8_t         *cb0, *cb1, *cb2, *cb3;
-    unsigned int     x, y;
+    int             x, y;
     char            *ip0, *ip1, *ip2, *ip3;
 
     flag = 0;