diff --git a/src/platforms/posix/drivers/gpssim/gpssim.cpp b/src/platforms/posix/drivers/gpssim/gpssim.cpp
index 8eef4f1fb1..1cd69d069e 100644
--- a/src/platforms/posix/drivers/gpssim/gpssim.cpp
+++ b/src/platforms/posix/drivers/gpssim/gpssim.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ GPSSIM::receive(int timeout)
 	simulator::RawGPSData gps;
 	sim->getGPSSample((uint8_t *)&gps, sizeof(gps));
 
-	static uint64_t timestamp_last = 0;
+	static int64_t timestamp_last = 0;
 
 	if (gps.timestamp != timestamp_last) {
 		_report_gps_pos.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();