diff --git a/coreutils/tail.c b/coreutils/tail.c
index 98fbcc7..4baffee 100644
--- a/coreutils/tail.c
+++ b/coreutils/tail.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned count = 10;
 	unsigned sleep_period = 1;
-	int from_top = 0;
+	bool from_top = 0;
 	int header_threshhold = 1;
 	const char *str_c, *str_n, *str_s;