diff --git a/builtin-apply.c b/builtin-apply.c
index 05c6bc3592..8411b38c79 100644
--- a/builtin-apply.c
+++ b/builtin-apply.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ struct patch {
 	unsigned int is_rename:1;
 	struct fragment *fragments;
 	char *result;
-	unsigned long resultsize;
+	size_t resultsize;
 	char old_sha1_prefix[41];
 	char new_sha1_prefix[41];
 	struct patch *next;
diff --git a/builtin-archive.c b/builtin-archive.c
index 04385dea05..6f29c2f40a 100644
--- a/builtin-archive.c
+++ b/builtin-archive.c
@@ -148,12 +148,14 @@ void *sha1_file_to_archive(const char *path, const unsigned char *sha1,
 	buffer = read_sha1_file(sha1, type, sizep);
 	if (buffer && S_ISREG(mode)) {
 		struct strbuf buf;
+		size_t size = 0;
 
 		strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
 		strbuf_attach(&buf, buffer, *sizep, *sizep + 1);
 		convert_to_working_tree(path, buf.buf, buf.len, &buf);
 		convert_to_archive(path, buf.buf, buf.len, &buf, commit);
-		buffer = strbuf_detach(&buf, sizep);
+		buffer = strbuf_detach(&buf, &size);
+		*sizep = size;
 	}
 
 	return buffer;
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 6648e01521..dfb8595b70 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1512,6 +1512,7 @@ static int reuse_worktree_file(const char *name, const unsigned char *sha1, int
 static int populate_from_stdin(struct diff_filespec *s)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf;
+	size_t size = 0;
 
 	strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
 	if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 0) < 0)
@@ -1519,7 +1520,8 @@ static int populate_from_stdin(struct diff_filespec *s)
 				     strerror(errno));
 
 	s->should_munmap = 0;
-	s->data = strbuf_detach(&buf, &s->size);
+	s->data = strbuf_detach(&buf, &size);
+	s->size = size;
 	s->should_free = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1609,9 +1611,11 @@ int diff_populate_filespec(struct diff_filespec *s, int size_only)
 		 */
 		strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
 		if (convert_to_git(s->path, s->data, s->size, &buf)) {
+			size_t size = 0;
 			munmap(s->data, s->size);
 			s->should_munmap = 0;
-			s->data = strbuf_detach(&buf, &s->size);
+			s->data = strbuf_detach(&buf, &size);
+			s->size = size;
 			s->should_free = 1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 98f5f6d4ec..cfadc6a292 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce, char *path, const struct checkout
 		 */
 		strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
 		if (convert_to_working_tree(ce->name, new, size, &buf)) {
+			size_t newsize = 0;
 			free(new);
-			new = strbuf_detach(&buf, &size);
+			new = strbuf_detach(&buf, &newsize);
+			size = newsize;
 		}
 
 		if (to_tempfile) {