diff --git a/menu/menu_navigation.c b/menu/menu_navigation.c
index 12ff3a5853..b3ff0dbafa 100644
--- a/menu/menu_navigation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_navigation.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void menu_navigation_ascend_alphabet(menu_navigation_t *nav, size_t *ptr_out)
    menu_driver_navigation_ascend_alphabet(ptr_out);
 }
 
-unsigned menu_navigation_get_current_selection(void)
+ssize_t menu_navigation_get_current_selection(void)
 {
    menu_navigation_t *nav = menu_navigation_get_ptr();
    if (!nav)
diff --git a/menu/menu_navigation.h b/menu/menu_navigation.h
index b9ff0b894d..a60497eaa5 100644
--- a/menu/menu_navigation.h
+++ b/menu/menu_navigation.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ typedef struct menu_navigation
       } indices;
       unsigned acceleration;
    } scroll;
-   unsigned selection_ptr;
+   size_t selection_ptr;
 } menu_navigation_t;
 
 /**
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void menu_navigation_descend_alphabet(menu_navigation_t *nav, size_t *ptr_out);
  **/
 void menu_navigation_ascend_alphabet(menu_navigation_t *nav, size_t *ptr_out);
 
-unsigned menu_navigation_get_current_selection(void);
+ssize_t menu_navigation_get_current_selection(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }