diff --git a/strvec.h b/strvec.h
index fdcad75b45..6b3cbd6758 100644
--- a/strvec.h
+++ b/strvec.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ extern const char *empty_strvec[];
  */
 struct strvec {
 	const char **v;
-	int nr;
-	int alloc;
+	size_t nr;
+	size_t alloc;
 };
 
 #define STRVEC_INIT { empty_strvec, 0, 0 }