diff --git a/apps/netio.c b/apps/netio.c
index 9a6c374c..8deffcb2 100644
--- a/apps/netio.c
+++ b/apps/netio.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static struct in_addr addr_server;
 
 static int send_data(int socket, void *buffer, size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	int rc = send(socket, buffer, size, flags);
+	ssize_t rc = send(socket, buffer, size, flags);
 
 	if (rc < 0)
 	{
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int send_data(int socket, void *buffer, size_t size, int flags)
 
 static int recv_data(int socket, void *buffer, size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	size_t rc = recv(socket, buffer, size, flags);
+	ssize_t rc = recv(socket, buffer, size, flags);
 
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		kprintf("recv failed: %d\n", errno);