diff --git a/gst/audiolatency/gstaudiolatency.c b/gst/audiolatency/gstaudiolatency.c
index 2f63d3df40..1a4de02ef1 100644
--- a/gst/audiolatency/gstaudiolatency.c
+++ b/gst/audiolatency/gstaudiolatency.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ gst_audiolatency_get_average_latency (GstAudioLatency * self)
 static void
 gst_audiolatency_set_latency (GstAudioLatency * self, gint64 latency)
 {
-  gint avg_latency;
+  gint64 avg_latency;
 
   GST_OBJECT_LOCK (self);
   self->latencies[self->next_latency_idx] = latency;