diff --git a/arch/platform/native/contiki-conf.h b/arch/platform/native/contiki-conf.h
index 5e45a6053..3a0329a82 100644
--- a/arch/platform/native/contiki-conf.h
+++ b/arch/platform/native/contiki-conf.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ typedef uint16_t u16_t;
 typedef uint32_t u32_t;
 typedef  int32_t s32_t;
 
-typedef unsigned short uip_stats_t;
+typedef unsigned int uip_stats_t;
 
 #ifndef UIP_CONF_BYTE_ORDER
 #define UIP_CONF_BYTE_ORDER      UIP_LITTLE_ENDIAN