diff --git a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
index e40c19dd73..ed4b9f5cec 100644
--- a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ void NSViewComponentPeer::drawRect (NSRect r)
     context.setOrigin (originX, originY);
 
     const NSRect* rects = 0;
-    int numRects = 0;
+    NSInteger numRects = 0;
     [view getRectsBeingDrawn: &rects count: &numRects];
 
     RectangleList clip;
diff --git a/juce_amalgamated.cpp b/juce_amalgamated.cpp
index 7851ac47af..beb42cb4f4 100644
--- a/juce_amalgamated.cpp
+++ b/juce_amalgamated.cpp
@@ -267136,7 +267136,8 @@ void NSViewComponentPeer::drawRect (NSRect r)
     context.setOrigin (originX, originY);
 
     const NSRect* rects = 0;
-    int numRects = 0;
+    NSInteger numRects = 0;
+
     [view getRectsBeingDrawn: &rects count: &numRects];
 
     RectangleList clip;