2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/extra/locale/gen_collate.c b/extra/locale/gen_collate.c
index 7d90bcd71..a286ed654 100644
--- a/extra/locale/gen_collate.c
+++ b/extra/locale/gen_collate.c
@@ -3482,7 +3482,7 @@ int nu_memcmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 
 size_t newopt(tbl_item *ut, size_t usize, int shift, table_data *tbl)
 {
-	static int recurse = 0;
+	static smallint recurse;
 	tbl_item *ti[RANGE];	/* table index */
 	size_t numblocks;
 	size_t blocksize;
diff --git a/extra/locale/gen_wctype.c b/extra/locale/gen_wctype.c
index c5279aadd..ac45659d6 100644
--- a/extra/locale/gen_wctype.c
+++ b/extra/locale/gen_wctype.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 size_t newopt(unsigned char *ut, size_t usize, int shift, table_data *tbl)
 {
-	static int recurse = 0;
+	static smallint recurse;
 	unsigned char *ti[RANGE+1];	/* table index */
 	size_t numblocks;
 	size_t blocksize;