diff --git a/examples/main/main.cpp b/examples/main/main.cpp
index efa913e16..9e3b4fcbf 100644
--- a/examples/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/main/main.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
             if ((int)embd.size() > max_embd_size) {
                 auto skipped_tokens = embd.size() - max_embd_size;
                 console_set_color(con_st, CONSOLE_COLOR_ERROR);
-                printf("<<input too long: skipped %ld token%s>>", skipped_tokens, skipped_tokens != 1 ? "s" : "");
+                printf("<<input too long: skipped %zu token%s>>", skipped_tokens, skipped_tokens != 1 ? "s" : "");
                 console_set_color(con_st, CONSOLE_COLOR_DEFAULT);
                 fflush(stdout);
                 embd.resize(max_embd_size);