diff --git a/src/unix/uclibc/mod.rs b/src/unix/uclibc/mod.rs
index c72d321bc7842..0de35dbef434c 100644
--- a/src/unix/uclibc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/uclibc/mod.rs
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ extern "C" {
         hostlen: ::socklen_t,
         serv: *mut ::c_char,
         sevlen: ::socklen_t,
-        flags: ::c_uint,
+        flags: ::c_int,
     ) -> ::c_int;
 }