diff --git a/json_object.c b/json_object.c
index f8d14d5..b42026b 100644
--- a/json_object.c
+++ b/json_object.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static inline const char *get_string_component(const struct json_object *jso)
 
 static int json_escape_str(struct printbuf *pb, const char *str, size_t len, int flags)
 {
-	int pos = 0, start_offset = 0;
+	size_t pos = 0, start_offset = 0;
 	unsigned char c;
 	while (len--)
 	{
@@ -1329,9 +1329,10 @@ static int _json_object_set_string_len(json_object *jso, const char *s, size_t l
 	if (jso == NULL || jso->o_type != json_type_string)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (len >= SSIZE_T_MAX - 1)
+	if (len >= INT_MAX - 1)
 		// jso->len is a signed ssize_t, so it can't hold the
-		// full size_t range.
+		// full size_t range. json_object_get_string_len returns
+		// length as int, cap length at INT_MAX.
 		return 0;
 
 	dstbuf = get_string_component_mutable(jso);