1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index be72780a8f..532ec37865 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ void init_notes(struct notes_tree *t, const char *notes_ref,
 		combine_notes_fn combine_notes, int flags)
 {
 	struct object_id oid, object_oid;
-	unsigned mode;
+	unsigned short mode;
 	struct leaf_node root_tree;
 
 	if (!t)