diff --git a/inotify.c b/inotify.c
index 8ec7859..e5d119b 100644
--- a/inotify.c
+++ b/inotify.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int
 l_addwatch(lua_State *L)
 {
 	const char *path = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
-	lua_Integer wd = inotify_add_watch(inotify_fd, path, standard_event_mask);
+	int wd = inotify_add_watch(inotify_fd, path, standard_event_mask);
 	printlogf(L, "Inotify", "addwatch(%s)->%d", path, wd);
 	lua_pushinteger(L, wd);
 	return 1;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ l_addwatch(lua_State *L)
 static int
 l_rmwatch(lua_State *L)
 {
-	lua_Integer wd = luaL_checkinteger(L, 1);
+	int wd = luaL_checkinteger(L, 1);
 	inotify_rm_watch(inotify_fd, wd);
 	printlogf(L, "Inotify", "rmwatch()<-%d", wd);
 	return 0;