diff --git a/examples/c++/Blink-IO.cpp b/examples/c++/Blink-IO.cpp
index 757bd6a..9ee1017 100644
--- a/examples/c++/Blink-IO.cpp
+++ b/examples/c++/Blink-IO.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
     if (gpio == NULL) {
         return MRAA_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED;
     }
-    int response = gpio->dir(mraa::DIR_OUT);
+    mraa_result_t response = gpio->dir(mraa::DIR_OUT);
     if (response != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
         mraa::printError(response);
         return 1;