diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index e2fa3e2..4f35cb9 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -5315,7 +5315,7 @@
 	*p++ = ' ';
     if (shortmess(SHM_LINES))
 	vim_snprintf((char *)p, IOSIZE - (p - IObuff),
-		"%ldL, %lldC", lnum, (varnumber_T)nchars);
+		"%ldL, %lldC", lnum, (long long)nchars);
     else
     {
 	if (lnum == 1)
@@ -5327,7 +5327,7 @@
 	    STRCPY(p, _("1 character"));
 	else
 	    vim_snprintf((char *)p, IOSIZE - (p - IObuff),
-		    _("%lld characters"), (varnumber_T)nchars);
+		    _("%lld characters"), (long long)nchars);
     }
 }