diff --git a/common/uproc.c b/common/uproc.c
index 4dcbd0a..b6ae65a 100644
--- a/common/uproc.c
+++ b/common/uproc.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ReapChild()
   * checked into it.  This gets us off the ground with SYSV.  RSE@GMI
   */
 #if defined(WNOHANG) && !defined(SYSV) && !defined(SVR4) && !defined(__QNX__) && !defined(__EMX__)
-  union wait st;
+  int st;
 
   do 
   {