diff --git a/src/arch/i386/include/stdint.h b/src/arch/i386/include/stdint.h
index efade219..9a07b8cb 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/include/stdint.h
+++ b/src/arch/i386/include/stdint.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef STDINT_H
 #define STDINT_H
 
-typedef unsigned long		size_t;
+typedef typeof(sizeof(int))	size_t;
 typedef signed long		ssize_t;
 typedef signed long		off_t;