diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
index 745642f2940d25a347c1cb8e412afac0fe092ce9..c10a7c045e372ee24d59b08d5f440326b400f95e 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
@@ -2580,7 +2580,7 @@ bool videoDevice::setupDevice(unsigned int id)
 
 bool videoDevice::setupDevice(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int idealFramerate)
 {
-    unsigned int id = findType(w * h, idealFramerate);
+    int id = findType(w * h, idealFramerate);
     if( id < 0 )
         return false;