diff --git a/nominatim/index.c b/nominatim/index.c
index ab87bdca..c16aba9e 100644
--- a/nominatim/index.c
+++ b/nominatim/index.c
@@ -438,9 +438,9 @@ void *nominatim_indexThread(void * thread_data_in)
     uint64_t    paramPlaceID;
     uint64_t    place_id;
     time_t      updateStartTime;
-    uint        table;
+    unsigned    table;
     
-    table = (uint)(thread_data->table);
+    table = thread_data->table;
 
     while (1)
     {
diff --git a/nominatim/index.h b/nominatim/index.h
index 46c8bb8a..e5759541 100644
--- a/nominatim/index.h
+++ b/nominatim/index.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct index_thread_data
     pthread_mutex_t * count_mutex;
     xmlTextWriterPtr writer;
     pthread_mutex_t * writer_mutex;
-    uint table;
+    unsigned table;
 };
 void nominatim_index(int rank_min, int rank_max, int num_threads, const char *conninfo, const char *structuredoutputfile);
 void *nominatim_indexThread(void * thread_data_in);