diff --git a/libavcodec/ffv1dec.c b/libavcodec/ffv1dec.c
index 3c4504c3c3..3ddef24556 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ffv1dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ffv1dec.c
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ static inline av_flatten int get_symbol_inline(RangeCoder *c, uint8_t *state,
     if (get_rac(c, state + 0))
         return 0;
     else {
-        int i, e, a;
+        int i, e;
+        unsigned a;
         e = 0;
         while (get_rac(c, state + 1 + FFMIN(e, 9))) { // 1..10
             e++;