diff --git a/projectorganizer/src/prjorg-project.c b/projectorganizer/src/prjorg-project.c
index 8124e30a9..4c7b2899a 100644
--- a/projectorganizer/src/prjorg-project.c
+++ b/projectorganizer/src/prjorg-project.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static gboolean match_basename(gconstpointer pft, gconstpointer user_data)
  * extension and only if this fails, look at the shebang */
 static GeanyFiletype *filetypes_detect(const gchar *utf8_filename)
 {
-	struct stat s;
+	GStatBuf s;
 	GeanyFiletype *ft = NULL;
 	gchar *locale_filename;
 
diff --git a/workbench/src/tm_control.c b/workbench/src/tm_control.c
index 9b4466e75..86d143fa0 100644
--- a/workbench/src/tm_control.c
+++ b/workbench/src/tm_control.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static gboolean match_basename(gconstpointer pft, gconstpointer user_data)
  * extension and only if this fails, look at the shebang */
 static GeanyFiletype *filetypes_detect(const gchar *utf8_filename)
 {
-	struct stat s;
+	GStatBuf s;
 	GeanyFiletype *ft = NULL;
 	gchar *locale_filename;