diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
index 66d2eb88da..51f042bb2e 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
@@ -1412,8 +1412,8 @@ typedef void (*Evas_Object_Image_Pixels_Get_Cb) (void *data, Evas_Object *o);
    EAPI int                          evas_textblock_cursor_compare(const Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur1, const Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur2) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2) EINA_PURE;
    EAPI void                         evas_textblock_cursor_copy(const Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur_dest) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
 
-   EAPI size_t                       evas_textblock_cursor_text_append(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *text) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
-   EAPI size_t                       evas_textblock_cursor_text_prepend(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *text) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
+   EAPI int                          evas_textblock_cursor_text_append(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *text) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
+   EAPI int                          evas_textblock_cursor_text_prepend(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *text) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
 
    EAPI Eina_Bool                    evas_textblock_cursor_format_append(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *format) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
    EAPI Eina_Bool                    evas_textblock_cursor_format_prepend(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *format) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 941f6347bf..a3f7be9202 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -5663,7 +5663,7 @@ _evas_textblock_changed(Evas_Object_Textblock *o, Evas_Object *obj)
  * @return Returns the len of the text added.
  * @see evas_textblock_cursor_text_prepend()
  */
-EAPI size_t
+EAPI int
 evas_textblock_cursor_text_append(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *_text)
 {
    Evas_Object_Textblock *o;
@@ -5742,10 +5742,10 @@ evas_textblock_cursor_text_append(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *_text)
  * @return Returns the len of the text added.
  * @see evas_textblock_cursor_text_append()
  */
-EAPI size_t
+EAPI int
 evas_textblock_cursor_text_prepend(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *_text)
 {
-   size_t len;
+   int len;
    /*append is essentially prepend without advancing */
    len = evas_textblock_cursor_text_append(cur, _text);
    cur->pos += len; /*Advance */