diff --git a/std/c/freebsd.zig b/std/c/freebsd.zig
index f30d57da3b453b168ceefd4f5aaca08b8627f2d2..9aa1859988af4e31b4a123fdda3b107299cd2e4f 100644
--- a/std/c/freebsd.zig
+++ b/std/c/freebsd.zig
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub const Stat = extern struct {
     ino: u64,
     nlink: usize,
 
-    mode: u32,
+    mode: u16,
     __pad0: u16,
     uid: u32,
     gid: u32,