diff --git a/src/as/lexer.h b/src/as/lexer.h
index e2a5319..cea04d7 100644
--- a/src/as/lexer.h
+++ b/src/as/lexer.h
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ struct token {
 	 * this can be a string or unsigned short
 	 */
 	union {
-		uint16_t n;
-		char	 s[32];
+		int8_t n;
+		char   s[32];
 	} value;
 };