diff --git a/src/fs_stat.hpp b/src/fs_stat.hpp
index 1504ec51..0a0fbdf0 100644
--- a/src/fs_stat.hpp
+++ b/src/fs_stat.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace fs
         return rv;
       }
 
-    auto i = sc<int>(follow_);
+    int i = sc<int>(follow_);
     // auto s = fmt::format("Should never reach this: follow_={}",sc<int>(follow_));
     // DIE("{}",s);
     return -EINVAL;