diff --git a/src/or/protover.c b/src/or/protover.c
index 5cd9c96a1d..499a4713a0 100644
--- a/src/or/protover.c
+++ b/src/or/protover.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static const struct {
 /* Maximum allowed length of any single subprotocol name. */
 // C_RUST_COUPLED: src/rust/protover/protover.rs
 //                 `MAX_PROTOCOL_NAME_LENGTH`
-static const uint MAX_PROTOCOL_NAME_LENGTH = 100;
+static const unsigned MAX_PROTOCOL_NAME_LENGTH = 100;
 
 /**
  * Given a protocol_type_t, return the corresponding string used in