diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp9statefulparser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp9statefulparser.c
index 2c25419b56..134e1045aa 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp9statefulparser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp9statefulparser.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ gst_vp9_get_qindex (const GstVp9SegmentationParams * segmentation_params,
 
   if (gst_vp9_seg_feature_active (segmentation_params, segment_id,
           GST_VP9_SEG_LVL_ALT_Q)) {
-    guint data =
+    gint data =
         segmentation_params->feature_data[segment_id][GST_VP9_SEG_LVL_ALT_Q];
 
     if (!segmentation_params->segmentation_abs_or_delta_update)