diff --git a/examples/admin/client_info.c b/examples/admin/client_info.c
index 314a0902be..57e9cd71ef 100644
--- a/examples/admin/client_info.c
+++ b/examples/admin/client_info.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     virAdmClientPtr clnt = NULL;   /* which client get identity for */
     virTypedParameterPtr params = NULL;     /* where to store identity info */
     int nparams = 0;
-    size_t i = 0;
+    ssize_t i = 0;
     char *timestr = NULL;
 
     if (argc != 3) {
diff --git a/examples/admin/client_limits.c b/examples/admin/client_limits.c
index 2d5b754896..2a1d6314ca 100644
--- a/examples/admin/client_limits.c
+++ b/examples/admin/client_limits.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     virAdmServerPtr srv = NULL;     /* which server to work with */
     virTypedParameterPtr params = NULL;
     int nparams = 0;
-    size_t i;
+    ssize_t i;
 
     if (argc != 2) {
         fprintf(stderr, "One argument specifying the server which to work "
diff --git a/examples/admin/list_clients.c b/examples/admin/list_clients.c
index 3b4496e303..21ea4d818e 100644
--- a/examples/admin/list_clients.c
+++ b/examples/admin/list_clients.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     virAdmConnectPtr conn = NULL;
     virAdmServerPtr srv = NULL;      /* which server list the clients from */
     virAdmClientPtr *clients = NULL;    /* where to store the servers */
-    size_t i = 0;
+    ssize_t i = 0;
     int count = 0;
 
     if (argc != 2) {
diff --git a/examples/admin/list_servers.c b/examples/admin/list_servers.c
index 1f6f4c6cf3..420fd5fb7b 100644
--- a/examples/admin/list_servers.c
+++ b/examples/admin/list_servers.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ int main(void)
     virAdmConnectPtr conn = NULL;
     virAdmServerPtr *servers = NULL;    /* where to store the servers */
     virAdmServerPtr *tmp = NULL;
-    size_t i = 0;
+    ssize_t i = 0;
     int count = 0;
 
     /* first, open a connection to the daemon */
diff --git a/examples/admin/threadpool_params.c b/examples/admin/threadpool_params.c
index ee9ce83c1c..43c71184a0 100644
--- a/examples/admin/threadpool_params.c
+++ b/examples/admin/threadpool_params.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     virAdmServerPtr srv = NULL;     /* which server to work with */
     virTypedParameterPtr params = NULL;
     int nparams = 0;
-    size_t i;
+    ssize_t i;
 
     if (argc != 2) {
         fprintf(stderr, "One argument specifying the server which to work "
diff --git a/examples/domsuspend/suspend.c b/examples/domsuspend/suspend.c
index 3e3f70e235..493a4b7b21 100644
--- a/examples/domsuspend/suspend.c
+++ b/examples/domsuspend/suspend.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fetch_domains(virConnectPtr conn)
 {
     int num_domains, ret = -1;
     virDomainPtr *domains = NULL;
-    size_t i;
+    ssize_t i;
     const int list_flags = VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_ACTIVE;
 
     DEBUG("Fetching list of running domains");
diff --git a/examples/domtop/domtop.c b/examples/domtop/domtop.c
index 22839947d0..d449bacd70 100644
--- a/examples/domtop/domtop.c
+++ b/examples/domtop/domtop.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ fetch_domains(virConnectPtr conn)
 {
     int num_domains, ret = -1;
     virDomainPtr *domains = NULL;
-    size_t i;
+    ssize_t i;
     const int list_flags = VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_ACTIVE;
 
     DEBUG("Fetching list of running domains");
diff --git a/examples/hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c b/examples/hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c
index c64fa96580..02c4401987 100644
--- a/examples/hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c
+++ b/examples/hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int
 showDomains(virConnectPtr conn)
 {
     int ret = 0, numNames, numInactiveDomains, numActiveDomains;
-    size_t i;
+    ssize_t i;
     int flags = VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_ACTIVE |
                 VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_INACTIVE;
     virDomainPtr *nameList = NULL;
diff --git a/examples/openauth/openauth.c b/examples/openauth/openauth.c
index 0be977ef81..7a8254bb1c 100644
--- a/examples/openauth/openauth.c
+++ b/examples/openauth/openauth.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int
 showDomains(virConnectPtr conn)
 {
     int ret = 0, numNames, numInactiveDomains, numActiveDomains;
-    size_t i;
+    ssize_t i;
     char **nameList = NULL;
 
     numActiveDomains = virConnectNumOfDomains(conn);