diff --git a/src/controller/java/CHIPDeviceController-JNI.cpp b/src/controller/java/CHIPDeviceController-JNI.cpp
index 316f1e3..6654501 100644
--- a/src/controller/java/CHIPDeviceController-JNI.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/java/CHIPDeviceController-JNI.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
     chip::DeviceLayer::StackLock lock;
     CHIP_ERROR err                           = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
     AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper * wrapper = NULL;
-    long result                              = 0;
+    jlong result                             = 0;
 
     ChipLogProgress(Controller, "newDeviceController() called");