diff --git a/05-char-counting.c b/05-char-counting.c
index ebecc04..1688813 100644
--- a/05-char-counting.c
+++ b/05-char-counting.c
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 int main()
 {
-	long nc;
+	double nc;
 
-	nc = 0;
-	while (getchar() != EOF)
-		++nc;
-	printf("%ld\n", nc);
+	for (nc = 0; getchar() != EOF; ++nc)
+		;
+	printf("%.0f\n", nc);
 }