diff --git a/src/bin/e_xsettings.c b/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
index ba9aa06e5..d7f2b25d1 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_xsettings.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 // define here to avoid needing x includes directly.
 #define C16                 unsigned short
-#define C32                 unsigned long
+#define C32                 unsigned int
 
 #define RETRY_TIMEOUT       2.0