diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test24.1.prog.c b/testsuite/expect/test24.1.prog.c
index e77ea9f02c826d7313dcbce1235dd4a680560230..351a4d19ca214234c67db935328f49288d0bb4ee 100644
--- a/testsuite/expect/test24.1.prog.c
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test24.1.prog.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #include "src/sshare/sshare.h"
 
 /* set up some fake system */
-int cluster_cpus = 50;
+uint32_t cluster_cpus = 50;
 int long_flag = 1;
 int exit_code = 0;
 sshare_time_format_t time_format = SSHARE_TIME_MINS;