diff --git a/scripts/basic/split-include.c b/scripts/basic/split-include.c
index 60fc4d8..459c4527 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/split-include.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/split-include.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     /* Read config lines. */
     while (fgets(line, buffer_size, fp_config))
     {
-	const signed char * str_config;
+	const char * str_config;
 	int is_same;
 	int itarget;