1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tree-diff.c b/tree-diff.c
index e6d306f69f..f1f641eb6a 100644
--- a/tree-diff.c
+++ b/tree-diff.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static struct combine_diff_path *emit_path(struct combine_diff_path *p,
 	struct tree_desc *t, struct tree_desc *tp,
 	int imin)
 {
-	unsigned mode;
+	unsigned short mode;
 	const char *path;
 	const struct object_id *oid;
 	int pathlen;