diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
index 348b7c1df..ef5d5858b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         std::string directory =
             Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase (Settings::Manager::getString ("character", "Saves"));
 
-        int selectedIndex = MyGUI::ITEM_NONE;
+        size_t selectedIndex = MyGUI::ITEM_NONE;
 
         for (MWBase::StateManager::CharacterIterator it = mgr->characterBegin(); it != mgr->characterEnd(); ++it)
         {