1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.h b/src/buffer.h
index 69be4dc7773..61f9e72fcfd 100644
--- a/src/buffer.h
+++ b/src/buffer.h
@@ -776,9 +776,9 @@ struct buffer
   struct buffer *base_buffer;
 
   /* In an indirect buffer, this is -1. In an ordinary buffer,
-     it's the number of indirect buffers which shares our text;
+     it's the number of indirect buffers that share our text;
      zero means that we're the only owner of this text.  */
-  int indirections;
+  ptrdiff_t indirections;
 
   /* A non-zero value in slot IDX means that per-buffer variable
      with index IDX has a local value in this buffer.  The index IDX