diff --git a/memcached.c b/memcached.c
index 12322decbc..8205da98e5 100644
--- a/memcached.c
+++ b/memcached.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void stats_init(void) {
     stats.curr_items = stats.total_items = stats.curr_conns = stats.total_conns = stats.conn_structs = 0;
     stats.get_cmds = stats.set_cmds = stats.get_hits = stats.get_misses = stats.evictions = 0;
     stats.curr_bytes = stats.listen_disabled_num = 0;
-    stats.accepting_conns = 1; /* assuming we start in this state. */
+    stats.accepting_conns = true; /* assuming we start in this state. */
 
     /* make the time we started always be 2 seconds before we really
        did, so time(0) - time.started is never zero.  if so, things
@@ -3248,11 +3248,11 @@ void accept_new_conns(const bool do_accept) {
 
     if (do_accept) {
         STATS_LOCK();
-        stats.accepting_conns = 1;
+        stats.accepting_conns = true;
         STATS_UNLOCK();
     } else {
         STATS_LOCK();
-        stats.accepting_conns = 0;
+        stats.accepting_conns = false;
         stats.listen_disabled_num++;
         STATS_UNLOCK();
     }
diff --git a/memcached.h b/memcached.h
index 3ca2eef8db..20a145e05a 100644
--- a/memcached.h
+++ b/memcached.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct stats {
     uint64_t      get_misses;
     uint64_t      evictions;
     time_t        started;          /* when the process was started */
-    unsigned int  accepting_conns;  /* whether we are currently accepting */
+    bool          accepting_conns;  /* whether we are currently accepting */
     uint64_t      listen_disabled_num;
 };