diff --git a/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in b/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in
index 2f700d0cd..e5a0fccb3 100644
--- a/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in
+++ b/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ extern struct libscols_line *scols_copy_line(struct libscols_line *ln);
 /* table */
 extern int scols_table_colors_wanted(struct libscols_table *tb);
 extern int scols_table_set_name(struct libscols_table *tb, const char *name);
-extern int scols_table_set_title(struct libscols_table *tb, const char *title, int position, const char *color);
+extern int scols_table_set_title(struct libscols_table *tb, const char *title, unsigned int position, const char *color);
 extern int scols_table_is_raw(struct libscols_table *tb);
 extern int scols_table_is_ascii(struct libscols_table *tb);
 extern int scols_table_is_json(struct libscols_table *tb);
diff --git a/libsmartcols/src/table.c b/libsmartcols/src/table.c
index 6657dec7a..3a787fae3 100644
--- a/libsmartcols/src/table.c
+++ b/libsmartcols/src/table.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int scols_table_set_name(struct libscols_table *tb, const char *name)
  *
  * Returns: 0, a negative number in case of an error.
  */
-int scols_table_set_title(struct libscols_table *tb, const char *title, int position, const char *color)
+int scols_table_set_title(struct libscols_table *tb, const char *title, unsigned int position, const char *color)
 {
 	char *p = NULL;
 	char *q = NULL;