diff --git a/jail_audio.cpp b/jail_audio.cpp
index 87ef6d5..e551bde 100644
--- a/jail_audio.cpp
+++ b/jail_audio.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ JA_Sound_Playing_t *free_sounds_list {NULL};
 
 int JA_freq {48000};
 SDL_AudioFormat JA_format {AUDIO_S16};
-int JA_channels {2};
+Uint8 JA_channels {2};
 
 void audioCallback(void * userdata, uint8_t * stream, int len) {
     SDL_memset(stream, 0, len);