diff --git a/module/language/c99/compiler.mes b/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
index 4a9aa26c..0c946e54 100644
--- a/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
+++ b/module/language/c99/compiler.mes
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@
 
 (define i386:type-alist
   '(("char" . (builtin 1 #f))
+    ("short" . (builtin 2 #f))
     ("int" . (builtin 4 #f))))
 
 (define (type->size info o)