diff --git a/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c b/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
index 3ee1adb93..3cc453ccd 100644
--- a/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
+++ b/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
@@ -4477,7 +4477,7 @@ g_desktop_app_info_get_implementations (const gchar *interface)
 {
   GList *result = NULL;
   GList **ptr;
-  gint i;
+  guint i;
 
   desktop_file_dirs_lock ();