diff --git a/library/mps_reader.c b/library/mps_reader.c
index 6fda74031..722143372 100644
--- a/library/mps_reader.c
+++ b/library/mps_reader.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ int mbedtls_mps_reader_commit( mbedtls_mps_reader *rd )
 }
 
 int mbedtls_mps_reader_reclaim( mbedtls_mps_reader *rd,
-                                mbedtls_mps_size_t *paused )
+                                int *paused )
 {
     unsigned char *frag, *acc;
     mbedtls_mps_size_t pending, commit;
diff --git a/library/mps_reader.h b/library/mps_reader.h
index 61027d911..d1cad7f9b 100644
--- a/library/mps_reader.h
+++ b/library/mps_reader.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int mbedtls_mps_reader_feed( mbedtls_mps_reader *reader,
  * \return          A negative \c MBEDTLS_ERR_READER_XXX error code on failure.
  */
 int mbedtls_mps_reader_reclaim( mbedtls_mps_reader *reader,
-                                mbedtls_mps_size_t *paused );
+                                int *paused );
 
 /*
  * Usage API (Upper layer)