diff --git a/src/bfu/style.c b/src/bfu/style.c
index ccab68866..bc0434a44 100644
--- a/src/bfu/style.c
+++ b/src/bfu/style.c
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ static struct hash *bfu_colors = NULL;
 struct color_pair *
 get_bfu_color(struct terminal *term, const char *stylename)
 {
-	static enum color_mode last_color_mode;
+	static color_mode_T last_color_mode;
 	struct bfu_color_entry *entry;
 	int stylenamelen;
 	struct hash_item *item;
-	enum color_mode color_mode;
+	color_mode_T color_mode;
 
 	if (!term) return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/document/html/renderer.c b/src/document/html/renderer.c
index 182223ab3..8f0800d24 100644
--- a/src/document/html/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/html/renderer.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static inline void
 set_screen_char_color(struct screen_char *schar,
 		      color_T bgcolor, color_T fgcolor,
 		      enum color_flags color_flags,
-		      enum color_mode color_mode)
+		      color_mode_T color_mode)
 {
 	struct color_pair colors = INIT_COLOR_PAIR(bgcolor, fgcolor);
 
@@ -2204,7 +2204,7 @@ color_link_lines(struct html_context *html_context)
 {
 	struct document *document = html_context->part->document;
 	struct color_pair colors = INIT_COLOR_PAIR(par_elformat.color.background, 0x0);
-	enum color_mode color_mode = document->options.color_mode;
+	color_mode_T color_mode = document->options.color_mode;
 	enum color_flags color_flags = document->options.color_flags;
 	int y;
 
diff --git a/src/document/options.h b/src/document/options.h
index 84829a226..fd53b1bdb 100644
--- a/src/document/options.h
+++ b/src/document/options.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct document_options_image_link {
 };
 
 struct document_options {
-	enum color_mode color_mode;
+	color_mode_T color_mode;
 	/** cp is the codepage for which the document is being formatted;
 	 * typically it is the codepage of a terminal.  It is set in
 	 * render_document_frames().  */
diff --git a/src/document/plain/renderer.c b/src/document/plain/renderer.c
index 89086d31d..156c14101 100644
--- a/src/document/plain/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/plain/renderer.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ print_document_link(struct plain_renderer *renderer, int lineno,
 
 static void
 decode_esc_color(char *text, int *line_pos, int width,
-		 struct screen_char *template_, enum color_mode mode,
+		 struct screen_char *template_, color_mode_T mode,
 		 int *was_reversed)
 {
 	struct screen_char ch;
diff --git a/src/terminal/color.c b/src/terminal/color.c
index 7f42648c4..bca84115d 100644
--- a/src/terminal/color.c
+++ b/src/terminal/color.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ get_term_color256(unsigned int index)
 
 void
 get_screen_char_color(struct screen_char *schar, struct color_pair *pair,
-		      enum color_flags flags, enum color_mode color_mode)
+		      enum color_flags flags, color_mode_T color_mode)
 {
 	unsigned char fg, bg;
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ get_screen_char_color(struct screen_char *schar, struct color_pair *pair,
 
 void
 set_term_color(struct screen_char *schar, struct color_pair *pair,
-	       enum color_flags flags, enum color_mode color_mode)
+	       enum color_flags flags, color_mode_T color_mode)
 {
 	const struct color_mode_info *mode;
 	enum palette_range palette_range = PALETTE_FULL;
diff --git a/src/terminal/color.h b/src/terminal/color.h
index 6302130bf..c59bc12b8 100644
--- a/src/terminal/color.h
+++ b/src/terminal/color.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ enum color_mode {
 	COLOR_MODES = 5, /* XXX: Keep last */
 };
 
+typedef int color_mode_T;
+
 void set_term_color16(struct screen_char *schar, enum color_flags flags,
 		      unsigned char fg, unsigned char bg);
 
@@ -87,9 +89,9 @@ color_T get_term_color256(unsigned int index);
 #endif
 
 void get_screen_char_color(struct screen_char *schar, struct color_pair *pair,
-		      enum color_flags flags, enum color_mode color_mode);
+		      enum color_flags flags, color_mode_T color_mode);
 void set_term_color(struct screen_char *schar, struct color_pair *pair,
-		    enum color_flags flags, enum color_mode mode);
+		    enum color_flags flags, color_mode_T mode);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/terminal/screen.c b/src/terminal/screen.c
index 6daccc877..e106dc6c8 100644
--- a/src/terminal/screen.c
+++ b/src/terminal/screen.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ struct screen_driver_opt {
 	const struct string *underline;
 
 	/** The color mode */
-	enum color_mode color_mode;
+	color_mode_T color_mode;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_88_COLORS) || defined(CONFIG_256_COLORS)
 	const struct string *color256_seqs;
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/link.c b/src/viewer/text/link.c
index 4c5a4b9fa..5a9662eb7 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/link.c
+++ b/src/viewer/text/link.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ init_link_drawing(struct document_view *doc_view, struct link *link, int invert,
 	struct document_options *doc_opts;
 	static struct screen_char template_;
 	enum color_flags color_flags;
-	enum color_mode color_mode;
+	color_mode_T color_mode;
 	struct color_pair colors;
 
 	template_.attr = SCREEN_ATTR_STANDOUT;