diff --git a/Modules/_sre.c b/Modules/_sre.c
index 2b764b1..5d1ce5a 100644
--- a/Modules/_sre.c
+++ b/Modules/_sre.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ static PyObject*
 pattern_match(PatternObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kw)
 {
     SRE_STATE state;
-    int status;
+    Py_ssize_t status;
 
     PyObject* string;
     Py_ssize_t start = 0;
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@ static PyObject*
 pattern_search(PatternObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kw)
 {
     SRE_STATE state;
-    int status;
+    Py_ssize_t status;
 
     PyObject* string;
     Py_ssize_t start = 0;
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ pattern_findall(PatternObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kw)
 {
     SRE_STATE state;
     PyObject* list;
-    int status;
+    Py_ssize_t status;
     Py_ssize_t i, b, e;
 
     PyObject* string;
@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ pattern_split(PatternObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kw)
     SRE_STATE state;
     PyObject* list;
     PyObject* item;
-    int status;
+    Py_ssize_t status;
     Py_ssize_t n;
     Py_ssize_t i;
     void* last;
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ pattern_subx(PatternObject* self, PyObject* ptemplate, PyObject* string,
     PyObject* args;
     PyObject* match;
     void* ptr;
-    int status;
+    Py_ssize_t status;
     Py_ssize_t n;
     Py_ssize_t i, b, e;
     int bint;
@@ -3740,7 +3740,7 @@ scanner_match(ScannerObject* self, PyObject *unused)
 {
     SRE_STATE* state = &self->state;
     PyObject* match;
-    int status;
+    Py_ssize_t status;
 
     state_reset(state);
 
@@ -3773,7 +3773,7 @@ scanner_search(ScannerObject* self, PyObject *unused)
 {
     SRE_STATE* state = &self->state;
     PyObject* match;
-    int status;
+    Py_ssize_t status;
 
     state_reset(state);