diff --git a/src/std_utils.cc b/src/std_utils.cc
index d4a44d6..2ba98a1 100644
--- a/src/std_utils.cc
+++ b/src/std_utils.cc
@@ -351,9 +351,9 @@ namespace pEp {
         unsigned g_seed = gen_seed();
         std::mt19937 gen{ g_seed };
 
-        uint gen_seed()
+        unsigned int gen_seed()
         {
-            uint ret{};
+            unsigned int ret{};
             if (std::random_device{}.entropy() > 0) {
                 ret = std::random_device{}();
             } else {