diff --git a/filter/source/graphicfilter/ios2met/ios2met.cxx b/filter/source/graphicfilter/ios2met/ios2met.cxx
index e2c20827f806..9e12e1b1f801 100644
--- a/filter/source/graphicfilter/ios2met/ios2met.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/graphicfilter/ios2met/ios2met.cxx
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class OS2METReader {
 
 private:
 
-    long ErrorCode;
+    int ErrorCode;
 
     SvStream      * pOS2MET;             // the OS2MET file to be read
     VclPtr<VirtualDevice> pVirDev;       // here the drawing methods are being called