diff --git a/src/transport/xqc_conn.h b/src/transport/xqc_conn.h
index f01874f0..ad16da01 100644
--- a/src/transport/xqc_conn.h
+++ b/src/transport/xqc_conn.h
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ struct xqc_connection_s {
     xqc_path_ctx_t                 *conn_initial_path;
     xqc_list_head_t                 conn_paths_list;
     uint64_t                        validating_path_id;
-    uint32_t                        create_path_count;
-    uint32_t                        validated_path_count;
-    uint32_t                        active_path_count;
+    uint64_t                        create_path_count;
+    uint64_t                        validated_path_count;
+    uint64_t                        active_path_count;
     uint64_t                        max_paths_count;
 
     uint64_t                        curr_max_path_id;
diff --git a/src/transport/xqc_frame.c b/src/transport/xqc_frame.c
index 72bc2a8c..66d23759 100644
--- a/src/transport/xqc_frame.c
+++ b/src/transport/xqc_frame.c
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ xqc_process_path_blocked_frame(xqc_connection_t *conn, xqc_packet_in_t *packet_i
     }
 
     if (xqc_conn_check_path_id_blocked(conn)   /* check whether all path ids have been used */
-        && (uint64_t)conn->create_path_count < conn->max_paths_count)  /* check whether touched path resource limit */
+        && conn->create_path_count < conn->max_paths_count)  /* check whether touched path resource limit */
     {
         ret = xqc_conn_update_max_path_id(conn);
     }