diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 905b87382..788259423 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
    - stevesk@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/01/28 22:27:05
      [authfile.c]
      spelling.  use sizeof vs. strlen().  ok markus@
+   - stevesk@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/01/28 20:53:21
+     [xmalloc.c]
+     use size_t for strlen() return.  ok markus@
    - niklas@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/01/29 1:59:14
      [atomicio.h canohost.h clientloop.h deattack.h dh.h dispatch.h
       groupaccess.c groupaccess.h hmac.h hostfile.h includes.h kex.h
diff --git a/xmalloc.c b/xmalloc.c
index 566bbfd20..819eaf57a 100644
--- a/xmalloc.c
+++ b/xmalloc.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: xmalloc.c,v 1.9 2001/01/21 19:06:02 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: xmalloc.c,v 1.10 2001/01/28 20:53:21 stevesk Exp $");
 
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ xfree(void *ptr)
 char *
 xstrdup(const char *str)
 {
-	int len = strlen(str) + 1;
+	size_t len = strlen(str) + 1;
 
 	char *cp = xmalloc(len);
 	strlcpy(cp, str, len);