1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/regcomp.c b/regcomp.c
index 50ea0311bf..edb1f15aee 100644
--- a/regcomp.c
+++ b/regcomp.c
@@ -2149,8 +2149,8 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
     /* Make an OPEN node, if parenthesized. */
     if (paren) {
 	if (*RExC_parse == '?') { /* (?...) */
-	    U16 posflags = 0, negflags = 0;
-	    U16 *flagsp = &posflags;
+	    U32 posflags = 0, negflags = 0;
+	    U32 *flagsp = &posflags;
 	    int logical = 0;
 	    char *seqstart = RExC_parse;