diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index ec7ea39..454290a 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "wmfs.h"
 
 void*
-emalloc(unsigned int element, size_t size)
+emalloc(unsigned int element, unsigned int size)
 {
      void *ret = calloc(element, size);
 
diff --git a/wmfs.h b/wmfs.h
index bf405e4..bbc245a 100644
--- a/wmfs.h
+++ b/wmfs.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void unmapnotify(XEvent ev);
 void getevent(void);
 
 /* util.c */
-void *emalloc(unsigned int elemet, size_t size);
+void *emalloc(unsigned int elemet, unsigned int size);
 void spawn(char *cmd);
 
 /* layout.c */