diff --git a/src/xcb.c b/src/xcb.c
index 0daf4b42..708e1ead 100644
--- a/src/xcb.c
+++ b/src/xcb.c
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ void xcb_get_numlock_mask(xcb_connection_t *conn) {
 
         /* Get the keycode for numlock */
 #ifdef OLD_XCB_KEYSYMS_API
-        xcb_keysym_t numlock = xcb_key_symbols_get_keycode(keysyms, XCB_NUM_LOCK);
+        xcb_keycode_t numlock = xcb_key_symbols_get_keycode(keysyms, XCB_NUM_LOCK);
 #else
         /* For now, we only use the first keysymbol. */
-        xcb_keysym_t *numlock_syms = xcb_key_symbols_get_keycode(keysyms, XCB_NUM_LOCK);
-        xcb_keysym_t numlock = *numlock_syms;
+        xcb_keycode_t *numlock_syms = xcb_key_symbols_get_keycode(keysyms, XCB_NUM_LOCK);
+        xcb_keycode_t numlock = *numlock_syms;
 #endif
 
         /* Check all modifiers (Mod1-Mod5, Shift, Control, Lock) */