diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index e2ab1e5..c8583ae 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ static int lfs_dir_find_match(void *data,
     return LFS_CMP_EQ;
 }
 
-static int lfs_dir_find(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_mdir_t *dir,
+static lfs_stag_t lfs_dir_find(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_mdir_t *dir,
         const char **path, uint16_t *id) {
     // we reduce path to a single name if we can find it
     const char *name = *path;