diff --git a/src/network/state.h b/src/network/state.h
index 06a44d4b5..d03c060ca 100644
--- a/src/network/state.h
+++ b/src/network/state.h
@@ -116,13 +116,15 @@ enum connection_basic_state {
 	S_FSP_OPEN_SESSION_UNKN = -100900,
 };
 
+typedef int connection_basic_state_T;
+
 /** Either an ELinks internal status code or an error code from the
  * system.  Use connection_state() or connection_state_for_errno()
  * to construct objects of this type.  */
 struct connection_state {
 	/** An ELinks internal status code, or ::S_ERRNO if this
 	 * structure holds a system error instead.  */
-	enum connection_basic_state basic;
+	connection_basic_state_T basic;
 
 	/** When #basic is ::S_ERRNO, syserr is the saved value of
 	 * errno.  Otherwise, syserr should be 0.  */
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ char *get_state_message(struct connection_state state, struct terminal *term);
 void done_state_message(void);
 
 static inline struct connection_state
-connection_state(enum connection_basic_state basic)
+connection_state(connection_basic_state_T basic)
 {
 	struct connection_state state = {};
 
diff --git a/src/protocol/fsp/fsp.c b/src/protocol/fsp/fsp.c
index c004f0e53..f363879fe 100644
--- a/src/protocol/fsp/fsp.c
+++ b/src/protocol/fsp/fsp.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct module fsp_protocol_module = struct_module(
  * - If an error occurs, the child process writes "text/x-error"
  *   without newline to stderr, and an error code and a newline to
  *   stdout.  The error code is either "S" followed by errno or "I"
- *   followed by enum connection_basic_state.  In particular, EPERM
+ *   followed by connection_basic_state_T.  In particular, EPERM
  *   causes the parent process to prompt for username and password.
  *   (In this, fsplib differs from libsmbclient, which uses EACCES if
  *   authentication fails.)