diff --git a/src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch.c b/src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch.c
index c8e353ebd3d54e0e5253201f1918c1933236d435..1bd281dd6de2eda7c4682870785b200e7ebbec40 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch.c
@@ -2141,9 +2141,9 @@ remoteDispatchProbeURI(bool readonly,
             "vbox",
 # endif
         };
-        size_t i;
+        ssize_t i;
 
-        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_CARDINALITY(drivers) && !*probeduri; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < (ssize_t) ARRAY_CARDINALITY(drivers) && !*probeduri; i++) {
             VIR_AUTOFREE(char *) daemonname = NULL;
             VIR_AUTOFREE(char *) daemonpath = NULL;
 
@@ -2187,9 +2187,9 @@ remoteDispatchProbeURI(bool readonly,
             "vz",
 # endif
         };
-        size_t i;
+        ssize_t i;
 
-        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_CARDINALITY(drivers) && !*probeduri; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < (ssize_t) ARRAY_CARDINALITY(drivers) && !*probeduri; i++) {
             VIR_AUTOFREE(char *) sockname = NULL;
 
             if (virAsprintf(&sockname, "%s/run/libvirt/virt%sd-%s",