diff --git a/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp b/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
index 847fca567..9e6a01b31 100644
--- a/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ namespace hex::ui {
         }
 
         const auto bytesPerCell    = m_currDataVisualizer->getBytesPerCell();
-        const auto columnCount     = m_bytesPerRow / bytesPerCell;
+        const u64 columnCount      = m_bytesPerRow / bytesPerCell;
         auto byteColumnCount       = 2 + columnCount + getByteColumnSeparatorCount(columnCount) + 2 + 2;
 
         if (byteColumnCount >= IMGUI_TABLE_MAX_COLUMNS) {