diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index 3c805f596..40dbe6ce3 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void leveldb_options_set_max_file_size(leveldb_options_t* opt, size_t s) {
   opt->rep.max_file_size = s;
 }
 
-void leveldb_options_set_disable_seek_autocompaction(leveldb_options_t* opt, bool v) {
+void leveldb_options_set_disable_seek_autocompaction(leveldb_options_t* opt, uint8_t v) {
   opt->rep.disable_seek_autocompaction = v;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/leveldb/c.h b/include/leveldb/c.h
index a28bf490e..14a26589f 100644
--- a/include/leveldb/c.h
+++ b/include/leveldb/c.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ LEVELDB_EXPORT void leveldb_options_set_block_restart_interval(
 LEVELDB_EXPORT void leveldb_options_set_max_file_size(leveldb_options_t*,
                                                       size_t);
 LEVELDB_EXPORT void leveldb_options_set_disable_seek_autocompaction(leveldb_options_t*,
-	                                                                bool);
+	                                                                uint8_t);
 
 enum { leveldb_no_compression = 0, leveldb_snappy_compression = 1 };
 LEVELDB_EXPORT void leveldb_options_set_compression(leveldb_options_t*, int);