diff --git a/src/util/secsave.c b/src/util/secsave.c
index 4523f7cca..03e729167 100644
--- a/src/util/secsave.c
+++ b/src/util/secsave.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 /* FIXME: locking system on files about to be rewritten ? */
 /* FIXME: Low risk race conditions about ssi->file_name. */
 
-enum secsave_errno secsave_errno = SS_ERR_NONE;
+secsave_errno_T secsave_errno = SS_ERR_NONE;
 
 
 /** Open a file for writing in a secure way. @returns a pointer to a
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ secure_fprintf(struct secure_save_info *ssi, const char *format, ...)
 }
 
 char *
-secsave_strerror(enum secsave_errno secsave_error, struct terminal *term)
+secsave_strerror(secsave_errno_T secsave_error, struct terminal *term)
 {
 	switch (secsave_error) {
 	case SS_ERR_OPEN_READ:
diff --git a/src/util/secsave.h b/src/util/secsave.h
index 248ec2214..4eb1b6d61 100644
--- a/src/util/secsave.h
+++ b/src/util/secsave.h
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ enum secsave_errno {
 	SS_ERR_OTHER,
 };
 
-extern enum secsave_errno secsave_errno; /**< internal secsave error number */
+typedef int secsave_errno_T;
+
+extern secsave_errno_T secsave_errno; /**< internal secsave error number */
 
 struct secure_save_info {
 	FILE *fp; /**< file stream pointer */
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ int secure_fputc(struct secure_save_info *, int);
 
 int secure_fprintf(struct secure_save_info *, const char *, ...);
 
-char *secsave_strerror(enum secsave_errno, struct terminal *);
+char *secsave_strerror(secsave_errno_T, struct terminal *);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }