diff --git a/gdk/gdkglobals.c b/gdk/gdkglobals.c
index d3c967860b..367df7d83b 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkglobals.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkglobals.c
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ GdkDndGlobals     gdk_dnd = {None,None,None,
 gchar            *gdk_progname = NULL;
 gchar            *gdk_progclass = NULL;
 gint              gdk_error_code;
-gboolean          gdk_error_warnings = TRUE;
-gboolean          gdk_null_window_warnings = TRUE;
+gint              gdk_error_warnings = TRUE;
+gint              gdk_null_window_warnings = TRUE;
 GList            *default_filters = NULL;
diff --git a/gdk/gdkprivate.h b/gdk/gdkprivate.h
index 9201b9d1c6..c6672c504b 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkprivate.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkprivate.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ extern gchar		*gdk_progname;
 extern gchar		*gdk_progclass;
 extern gint		 gdk_error_code;
 extern gint		 gdk_error_warnings;
-extern gboolean          gdk_null_window_warnings;
+extern gint              gdk_null_window_warnings;
 extern GList            *default_filters;
 
 /* Debugging support */
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkglobals-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkglobals-x11.c
index d3c967860b..367df7d83b 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkglobals-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkglobals-x11.c
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ GdkDndGlobals     gdk_dnd = {None,None,None,
 gchar            *gdk_progname = NULL;
 gchar            *gdk_progclass = NULL;
 gint              gdk_error_code;
-gboolean          gdk_error_warnings = TRUE;
-gboolean          gdk_null_window_warnings = TRUE;
+gint              gdk_error_warnings = TRUE;
+gint              gdk_null_window_warnings = TRUE;
 GList            *default_filters = NULL;