diff --git a/src/gui/curses/headless/ncurses-fake.h b/src/gui/curses/headless/ncurses-fake.h
index 924eea256..8f39d602c 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/headless/ncurses-fake.h
+++ b/src/gui/curses/headless/ncurses-fake.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef WEECHAT_NCURSES_FAKE_H
 #define WEECHAT_NCURSES_FAKE_H
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 #define ERR (-1)
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ struct _window
 };
 typedef struct _window WINDOW;
 
-typedef unsigned char bool;
 typedef int attr_t;
 typedef unsigned chtype;