diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-def/src/hir/format_args.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-def/src/hir/format_args.rs
index 28c824fd31d7..24badc52f25a 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-def/src/hir/format_args.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-def/src/hir/format_args.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub enum FormatAlignment {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum FormatCount {
     /// `{:5}` or `{:.5}`
-    Literal(usize),
+    Literal(u16),
     /// `{:.*}`, `{:.5$}`, or `{:a$}`, etc.
     Argument(FormatArgPosition),
 }