diff --git a/src/util/common.h b/src/util/common.h
index 2a539c48b..d32d6877f 100644
--- a/src/util/common.h
+++ b/src/util/common.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ typedef intptr_t ssize_t;
 #define strncasecmp _strnicmp
 #define ftruncate _chsize
 #elif defined(__wii__)
-typedef int32_t ssize_t;
-#define SSIZE_MAX ((ssize_t) SIZE_MAX)
+typedef intptr_t ssize_t;
 #else
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <unistd.h>