diff --git a/lcl/lcltype.pp b/lcl/lcltype.pp
index a09d3c8b6f..9dbc6cc6ae 100644
--- a/lcl/lcltype.pp
+++ b/lcl/lcltype.pp
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ const
 //==============================================
 
 type
-  COLORREF = LongInt;
+  COLORREF = Cardinal;
   TColorRef = COLORREF;
 
 const