diff --git a/utils/cups-browsed.c b/utils/cups-browsed.c
index 96a22c404..481d5f4cc 100644
--- a/utils/cups-browsed.c
+++ b/utils/cups-browsed.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static unsigned int BrowseInterval = 60;
 static unsigned int BrowseTimeout = 300;
 static uint16_t BrowsePort = 631;
 static browsepoll_t **BrowsePoll = NULL;
-int NewBrowsePollQueuesShared = 0;
+static unsigned int NewBrowsePollQueuesShared = 0;
 static unsigned int AllowResharingRemoteCUPSPrinters = 0;
 static size_t NumBrowsePoll = 0;
 static guint update_netifs_sourceid = 0;