diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/toolutil/toolutil.c b/icu4c/source/tools/toolutil/toolutil.c
index 4522104a90..d91ce647b3 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/toolutil/toolutil.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/toolutil/toolutil.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ U_CAPI const char * U_EXPORT2
 getLongPathname(const char *pathname) {
 #ifdef U_WINDOWS
     /* anticipate problems with "short" pathnames */
-    static WIN32_FIND_DATA info;
+    static WIN32_FIND_DATAA info;
     HANDLE file=FindFirstFileA(pathname, &info);
     if(file!=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
         if(info.cAlternateFileName[0]!=0) {