diff --git a/include/decompress.h b/include/decompress.h
index c4837e45d6..04f460454a 100644
--- a/include/decompress.h
+++ b/include/decompress.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ void LoadCompressedSpriteSheetOverrideBuffer(const struct CompressedSpriteSheet
 bool8 LoadCompressedSpriteSheetUsingHeap(const struct CompressedSpriteSheet *src);
 
 void LoadCompressedSpritePalette(const struct CompressedSpritePalette *src);
-void LoadCompressedSpritePaletteWithTag(const u32 *pal, u8 tag);
+void LoadCompressedSpritePaletteWithTag(const u32 *pal, u16 tag);
 void LoadCompressedSpritePaletteOverrideBuffer(const struct CompressedSpritePalette *src, void *buffer);
 bool8 LoadCompressedSpritePaletteUsingHeap(const struct CompressedSpritePalette *src);
 
diff --git a/src/decompress.c b/src/decompress.c
index b31a4cb7e7..c66009666d 100644
--- a/src/decompress.c
+++ b/src/decompress.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void LoadCompressedSpritePalette(const struct CompressedSpritePalette *src)
     LoadSpritePalette(&dest);
 }
 
-void LoadCompressedSpritePaletteWithTag(const u32 *pal, u8 tag)
+void LoadCompressedSpritePaletteWithTag(const u32 *pal, u16 tag)
 {
     struct SpritePalette dest;