diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 8c94f2d52..d6a8b1d11 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static int processEOption(int *ii, int argc, char **argv) {
 
     if (0) {}
     else if (strcmp(argv[i],"-errors")==0) {
-        s_opt.show_errors = 1;
+        s_opt.show_errors = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i],"-exit")==0) {
         log_debug("Exiting");
         exit(XREF_EXIT_BASE);
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 2a0c139c6..bab90a97c 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ typedef struct options {
 
     /* CXREF options  */
 
-    int show_errors;
+    bool show_errors;
     bool brief_cxref;
     int update;
     int keep_old;