diff --git a/dlls/user/dialog16.c b/dlls/user/dialog16.c
index 85e52c9a90c..2d745f3cc20 100644
--- a/dlls/user/dialog16.c
+++ b/dlls/user/dialog16.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ typedef struct
     LPCSTR     menuName;
     LPCSTR     className;
     LPCSTR     caption;
-    WORD       pointSize;
+    INT16      pointSize;
     LPCSTR     faceName;
 } DLG_TEMPLATE;
 
diff --git a/windows/dialog.c b/windows/dialog.c
index 5c3503fb0f7..11af59bb306 100644
--- a/windows/dialog.c
+++ b/windows/dialog.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ typedef struct
     LPCWSTR    menuName;
     LPCWSTR    className;
     LPCWSTR    caption;
-    WORD       pointSize;
+    INT16      pointSize;
     WORD       weight;
     BOOL       italic;
     LPCWSTR    faceName;