diff --git a/libatalk/util/logger.c b/libatalk/util/logger.c
index 84da705f97f..0d9de7de392 100644
--- a/libatalk/util/logger.c
+++ b/libatalk/util/logger.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static void setuplog_internal(const char *loglevel, const char *logtype,
         }
     }
 
-    if (typenum >= num_logtype_strings) {
+    if (typenum >= (unsigned int)logtype_end_of_list_marker) {
         return;
     }