diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e0c41ebc5f000cfbb6f9704a570ce8c401ab064d..a71d9eecd7d47d763cca5835d88892974aa09ce8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ CVS code -
 	  the file list display after returning from the help browser at
 	  the "Go To Directory" prompt. (DLR)
 	- Rename variable j to i, for consistency. (DLR)
+	- Make fileline and the static selected size_t's, since the
+	  latter can hold the value of the former, and the former can be
+	  that large. (DLR)
 - chars.c:
   mbstrchr()
 	- Make parameter c const. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index 65ce82e0a9dcc2fcfd93c50aad59f869b253ea4e..943f43f16673667d808001bd0115e672bb516139 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int width = 0;
 	/* The number of columns to display the list in. */
 static int longest = 0;
 	/* The number of columns in the longest filename in the list. */
-static int selected = 0;
+static size_t selected = 0;
 	/* The currently selected filename in the list. */
 
 /* Our browser function.  path is the path to start browsing from.
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ char *do_browser(char *path, DIR *dir)
     do {
 	bool abort = FALSE;
 	struct stat st;
-	int i, fileline;
+	int i;
+	size_t fileline;
 	char *new_path;
 	    /* Used by the "Go To Directory" prompt. */
 #ifndef DISABLE_MOUSE