diff --git a/src/include/66/module.h b/src/include/66/module.h
index bf642bbf50e5c88cf50ec44be3874cf717e4757d..f3532602eb5e246b6815e91eae3d80dcb45ced18 100644
--- a/src/include/66/module.h
+++ b/src/include/66/module.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern void parse_module_check_name(char const *src, char const *name) ;
 extern void regex_configure(resolve_service_t *res, ssexec_t *info, char const *path, char const *name) ;
 extern void regex_rename(stralloc *list, resolve_service_t *res, uint32_t element) ;
 extern void regex_replace(stralloc *list, resolve_service_t *res) ;
-extern uint8_t regex_get_file_name(stack *filename, char const *str) ;
+extern uint32_t regex_get_file_name(stack *filename, char const *str) ;
 
 extern void get_list(stralloc *list, char const *src, char const *name, mode_t mode, char const **exclude) ;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib66/module/regex_get_file_name.c b/src/lib66/module/regex_get_file_name.c
index da47fcdf89adbd72e1c8886fe2ef04dad5a1ae64..07e0646e28076cab4ffa20a57d97a97b0f8ddcae 100644
--- a/src/lib66/module/regex_get_file_name.c
+++ b/src/lib66/module/regex_get_file_name.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <oblibs/lexer.h>
 #include <oblibs/stack.h>
 
-int regex_get_file_name(stack *filename, char const *str)
+uint32_t regex_get_file_name(stack *filename, char const *str)
 {
     log_flow() ;
 
diff --git a/src/lib66/module/regex_replace.c b/src/lib66/module/regex_replace.c
index 5a446dcdbd59ce4e2f3124d9c876835e83d15b61..bb334a9b440a5dd4c9e8d0bf99bfee9d98a3367a 100644
--- a/src/lib66/module/regex_replace.c
+++ b/src/lib66/module/regex_replace.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void regex_replace(stralloc *filelist, resolve_service_t *res)
                 if ((line[0] != ':') || (get_sep_before(line + 1, ':', '=') < 0))
                     log_die(LOG_EXIT_SYS, "bad format in line: ", line, " of key @infiles field") ;
 
-                r = regex_get_file_name(&filename, line) ;
+                r = (int)regex_get_file_name(&filename, line) ;
                 if (!r)
                     log_dieusys(LOG_EXIT_SYS, "get file name at line: ",  line) ;