diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index e24ee41bb23b2f113ee1c6316192f60daf907d6d..e915705b180fbfc427f6d60bcf784d39b39b1f87 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ static int qemudStartVMDaemon(virConnectPtr conn,
                               enum virVMOperationType vmop) {
     int ret;
     unsigned long long qemuCmdFlags;
-    int pos = -1;
+    off_t pos = -1;
     char ebuf[1024];
     char *pidfile = NULL;
     int logfile = -1;