diff --git a/lib/zstd/huf_compress.c b/lib/zstd/huf_compress.c
index e727812d12aad1..22031247ff9f63 100644
--- a/lib/zstd/huf_compress.c
+++ b/lib/zstd/huf_compress.c
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ static U32 HUF_setMaxHeight(nodeElt *huffNode, U32 lastNonNull, U32 maxNbBits)
 }
 
 typedef struct {
-	U32 base;
-	U32 curr;
+	U16 base;
+	U16 curr;
 } rankPos;
 
 static void HUF_sort(nodeElt *huffNode, const U32 *count, U32 maxSymbolValue)