diff --git a/example.c b/example.c
index c6a30c6..2b59911 100644
--- a/example.c
+++ b/example.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ARGH_NEXT();
         if      ARGH_BOOL("-p", "--prefix") { prefix = true;}
         else if ARGH_BOOL("-l", "--lz4")    { lz4 = true; }
-        else if ARGH_FLAG("-h", "--head")   { head = atol(ARGH_VAL()); }
+        else if ARGH_FLAG("-h", "--head")   { head = atoi(ARGH_VAL()); }
     }
     printf("head: %d, prefix: %d, lz4: %d\n", head, prefix, lz4);
     for (int i = 0; i < ARGH_ARGC; i++)