diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index 3ee99bf..1521fa1 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int ask_number_players (void)
 		done = true;
 	    } else if (wcschr(keycode_contgame, key) != NULL) {
 		left(curwin, getcury(curwin), getcurx(curwin), A_BOLD,
-		     0, 0, 1, "%lc", *keycode_contgame);
+		     0, 0, 1, "%lc", (wint_t) *keycode_contgame);
 		wrefresh(curwin);
 
 		ret = 0;
diff --git a/src/intf.c b/src/intf.c
index 9aa2fdf..e8eb0af 100644
--- a/src/intf.c
+++ b/src/intf.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ typedef struct txwin {
 enum argument_type {
     TYPE_NONE,			// No type yet assigned
     TYPE_CHAR,			// char
-    TYPE_WCHAR,			// wchar_t
+    TYPE_WCHAR,			// wint_t
     TYPE_INT,			// int
     TYPE_LONGINT,		// long int
     TYPE_DOUBLE,		// double
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ struct argument {
     enum argument_type a_type;
     union a {
 	char		a_char;
-	wchar_t		a_wchar;
+	wint_t		a_wchar;
 	int		a_int;
 	long int	a_longint;
 	double		a_double;
@@ -1092,9 +1092,10 @@ int mkchstr_parse (const wchar_t *restrict format,
 	    break;
 
 	case TYPE_WCHAR:
-	    format_arg->a.a_wchar = (wchar_t) (sizeof(wchar_t) < sizeof(int) ?
-					       va_arg(args, int) :
-					       va_arg(args, wchar_t));
+	    format_arg->a.a_wchar =
+		(wint_t) (sizeof(wint_t) < sizeof(int) ?
+			  va_arg(args, int) :
+			  va_arg(args, wint_t));
 	    break;
 
 	case TYPE_INT:
diff --git a/src/intf.h b/src/intf.h
index 322ded0..db73c8a 100644
--- a/src/intf.h
+++ b/src/intf.h
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ extern int txdlgbox (int maxlines, int ncols, int begin_y, int begin_x,
     %%      - Insert the ASCII percent sign (ASCII code U+0025)
 
     %c      - Insert the next parameter as a character (type char)
-    %lc     - Insert the next parameter as a wide char (type wchar_t)
+    %lc     - Insert the next parameter as a wide char (type wint_t)
     %s      - Insert the next parameter as a string (type char *)
     %ls     - Insert the next parameter as a wide string (type wchar_t *)
     %d      - Insert the next parameter as an integer (type int)
diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index 5e5271a..03c819e 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ selection_t get_move (void)
 	right(curwin, 1, getmaxx(curwin) / 2, attr_normal, attr_keycode,
 	      attr_choice, 1,
 	      _("Select move [^[%lc^]-^[%lc^]/^{1^}-^{3^}/^{<CTRL><C>^}]: "),
-	      PRINTABLE_GAME_MOVE(0), PRINTABLE_GAME_MOVE(NUMBER_MOVES - 1));
+	      (wint_t) PRINTABLE_GAME_MOVE(0),
+	      (wint_t) PRINTABLE_GAME_MOVE(NUMBER_MOVES - 1));
 
 	curs_set(CURS_ON);
 	wrefresh(curwin);
@@ -274,7 +275,8 @@ selection_t get_move (void)
 			     /* TRANSLATORS: "Move" refers to the choice of
 				moves made by the current player (out of a
 				selection of 20 moves). */
-			     _("Move ^{%lc^}"), PRINTABLE_GAME_MOVE(i));
+			     _("Move ^{%lc^}"),
+			     (wint_t) PRINTABLE_GAME_MOVE(i));
 
 			break;
 		    }
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 39abf31..0d6cc6f 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ size_t xwcrtomb (char *restrict dest, wchar_t wc, mbstate_t *restrict mbstate)
 	    dest[n] = EILSEQ_REPL;
 	    dest[n++] = '\0';
 	} else {
-	    errno_exit(_("xwcrtomb: `%lc'"), wc);
+	    errno_exit(_("xwcrtomb: `%lc'"), (wint_t) wc);
 	}
     }