diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index 48b4017..961165a 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ bwlimit(int amount)
 {
 	static struct timeval bwstart, bwend;
 	static int lamt, thresh = 16384;
-	u_int64_t waitlen;
+	uint64_t waitlen;
 	struct timespec ts, rm;
 
 	if (!timerisset(&bwstart)) {