diff --git a/src/irc/irc-channel.c b/src/irc/irc-channel.c
index 84a7c2fb4..c10295dbd 100644
--- a/src/irc/irc-channel.c
+++ b/src/irc/irc-channel.c
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ channel_remove_dcc (t_irc_dcc *ptr_dcc)
 int
 channel_get_notify_level (t_irc_server *server, t_irc_channel *channel)
 {
-    char *name, *pos, *pos2, notify;
+    char *name, *pos, *pos2;
+    int notify;
     
     if ((!server) || (!channel))
         return NOTIFY_LEVEL_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/weechat/src/irc/irc-channel.c b/weechat/src/irc/irc-channel.c
index 84a7c2fb4..c10295dbd 100644
--- a/weechat/src/irc/irc-channel.c
+++ b/weechat/src/irc/irc-channel.c
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ channel_remove_dcc (t_irc_dcc *ptr_dcc)
 int
 channel_get_notify_level (t_irc_server *server, t_irc_channel *channel)
 {
-    char *name, *pos, *pos2, notify;
+    char *name, *pos, *pos2;
+    int notify;
     
     if ((!server) || (!channel))
         return NOTIFY_LEVEL_DEFAULT;