diff --git a/adb/adb.c b/adb/adb.c
index 44eaebb..4e7a6dd 100644
--- a/adb/adb.c
+++ b/adb/adb.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -1067,7 +1068,7 @@
 
     strncpy(hostbuf, host, sizeof(hostbuf) - 1);
     if (portstr) {
-        if (portstr - host >= sizeof(hostbuf)) {
+        if (portstr - host >= (ptrdiff_t)sizeof(hostbuf)) {
             snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "bad host name %s", host);
             return;
         }