diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
index 2ed63043..c2c694ba 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ static void declare_predefined_types(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx)
     }
     effect_types[] =
     {
-        {"dword",           HLSL_CLASS_SCALAR, HLSL_TYPE_INT,           1, 1},
+        {"dword",           HLSL_CLASS_SCALAR, HLSL_TYPE_UINT,          1, 1},
         {"FLOAT",           HLSL_CLASS_SCALAR, HLSL_TYPE_FLOAT,         1, 1},
         {"VECTOR",          HLSL_CLASS_VECTOR, HLSL_TYPE_FLOAT,         4, 1},
         {"MATRIX",          HLSL_CLASS_MATRIX, HLSL_TYPE_FLOAT,         4, 4},