diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 620444c..7e3c26b 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static char* expand_home() {
     return home;
 }
 
-char* path_normalize(const char *base, const char *name, unsigned char dir) {
+char* path_normalize(const char *base, const char *name, unsigned dir) {
 
     strbuf_t sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
diff --git a/src/path.h b/src/path.h
index 9bd443b..6164aa1 100644
--- a/src/path.h
+++ b/src/path.h
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ int is_file(const char *path);
 
 int is_dir(const char *path);
 
-char* path_normalize(const char *base, const char *name, unsigned char dir);
+char* path_normalize(const char *base, const char *name, unsigned dir);
 
 #endif /* __PATH_H */