diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 91ca63d6a..cd90d7e80 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -3639,7 +3639,7 @@ out_uri_auth_compat:
 						MT_LIST_INIT(&toremove_connections[i]);
 					}
 				}
-				newsrv->idle_orphan_conns = calloc((unsigned int)global.nbthread, sizeof(*newsrv->idle_orphan_conns));
+				newsrv->idle_orphan_conns = calloc((unsigned short)global.nbthread, sizeof(*newsrv->idle_orphan_conns));
 				if (!newsrv->idle_orphan_conns)
 					goto err;
 				for (i = 0; i < global.nbthread; i++)