diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index 25e6b60c9..69d29c128 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "tincctl.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-void logger(int level, int priority, const char *format, ...) {
+void logger(debug_t level, int priority, const char *format, ...) {
 	(void)level;
 	(void)priority;
 	va_list ap;
diff --git a/src/tincctl.c b/src/tincctl.c
index 3b7efd4e3..3af0f1f88 100644
--- a/src/tincctl.c
+++ b/src/tincctl.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ char *scriptextension = defaultextension;
 static char *prompt;
 char *device = NULL;
 char *iface = NULL;
-int debug_level = -1;
+debug_t debug_level = -1;
 
 typedef enum option_t {
 	OPT_BAD_OPTION  = '?',