diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index d6a21e8ef6..8c206053aa 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ struct system_status
                               obviously a better fix is to fix the screen... so remove this
                               when that happens */
 #endif
-    char last_screen;
+    signed char last_screen;
     int  viewer_icon_count;
 };