diff --git a/src/modules/SX127x/SX127x.cpp b/src/modules/SX127x/SX127x.cpp
index 39818f4b..891142c5 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX127x/SX127x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX127x/SX127x.cpp
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ int16_t SX127x::setSyncWord(uint8_t* syncWord, size_t len) {
   RADIOLIB_CHECK_RANGE(len, 1, 8, ERR_INVALID_SYNC_WORD);
 
   // sync word must not contain value 0x00
-  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+  for(size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     if(syncWord[i] == 0x00) {
       return(ERR_INVALID_SYNC_WORD);
     }