diff --git a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
index 19b6780bbf9..90256573921 100644
--- a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
+++ b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ extern int ap_php_optind;
 
 #if ENABLE_PATHINFO_CHECK
 /* true global.  this is retreived once only, even for fastcgi */
-int fix_pathinfo=1;
+long fix_pathinfo=1;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef PHP_WIN32