diff --git a/diff-delta.c b/diff-delta.c
index 43c339f010..b6b65d7607 100644
--- a/diff-delta.c
+++ b/diff-delta.c
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ struct unpacked_index_entry {
 };
 
 struct delta_index {
-	unsigned long memsize;
+	size_t memsize;
 	const void *src_buf;
-	unsigned long src_size;
+	size_t src_size;
 	unsigned int hash_mask;
 	struct index_entry *hash[FLEX_ARRAY];
 };
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ struct delta_index * create_delta_index(const void *buf, unsigned long bufsize)
 	struct unpacked_index_entry *entry, **hash;
 	struct index_entry *packed_entry, **packed_hash;
 	void *mem;
-	unsigned long memsize;
+	size_t memsize;
 
 	if (!buf || !bufsize)
 		return NULL;