diff --git a/src/EntityComponentManager.cc b/src/EntityComponentManager.cc
index 67fd71b596..5a85e04cac 100644
--- a/src/EntityComponentManager.cc
+++ b/src/EntityComponentManager.cc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Entity EntityComponentManager::CreateEntity()
 {
   Entity entity = ++this->dataPtr->entityCount;
 
-  if (entity == std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max())
+  if (entity == std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max())
   {
     ignwarn << "Reached maximum number of entities [" << entity << "]"
             << std::endl;