diff --git a/bin/named/zoneconf.c b/bin/named/zoneconf.c
index 55eb39d48a..85e5421fd2 100644
--- a/bin/named/zoneconf.c
+++ b/bin/named/zoneconf.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ configure_zone_ssutable(const cfg_obj_t *zconfig, dns_zone_t *zone,
 		const char *str;
 		bool grant = false;
 		bool usezone = false;
-		unsigned int mtype = dns_ssumatchtype_name;
+		dns_ssumatchtype_t mtype = dns_ssumatchtype_name;
 		dns_fixedname_t fname, fident;
 		isc_buffer_t b;
 		dns_rdatatype_t *types;