diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Footpath.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Footpath.cpp
index 3930fcf0bb..90d1c98623 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Footpath.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Footpath.cpp
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static void window_footpath_set_provisional_path_at_point(ScreenCoordsXY screenC
                 break;
             }
         }
-        uint8_t z = tileElement->GetBaseZ();
+        auto z = tileElement->GetBaseZ();
         if (slope & RAISE_FOOTPATH_FLAG)
         {
             slope &= ~RAISE_FOOTPATH_FLAG;