diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 3e1cecdadc167a..4c368abb064fe1 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ static void ReadDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     std::vector<Local<Value>> name_v;
     std::vector<Local<Value>> type_v;
 
-    for (int i = 0; ; i++) {
+    for (;;) {
       uv_dirent_t ent;
 
       r = uv_fs_scandir_next(&(req_wrap_sync.req), &ent);