diff --git a/dirmngr/http.c b/dirmngr/http.c
index 04a30d6b4..356e2bca5 100644
--- a/dirmngr/http.c
+++ b/dirmngr/http.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ send_request (http_t hd, const char *httphost, const char *auth,
   const char *http_proxy = NULL;
   char *proxy_authstr = NULL;
   char *authstr = NULL;
-  int sock;
+  assuan_fd_t sock;
 
   if (hd->uri->use_tls && !hd->session)
     {