diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 6f7a41e..9b6f37d 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #define FIFO_FILENAME_SIZE 256
 
-static pid_t ueberzug_pid;
+static int ueberzug_pid;
 
 static volatile int do_exit = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 21bf4c2..75a6882 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int spawn_redirect(const void *arg)
     return OK;
 }
 
-int spawn_wait(pid_t pid, int *exitcode, int *signal)
+int spawn_wait(int pid, int *exitcode, int *signal)
 {
     int stat;
     ERRCHK_RET_ERN(waitpid(pid, &stat, 0) == -1);
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ int spawn_wait(pid_t pid, int *exitcode, int *signal)
  *
  * cfunc is a function to call when child process is created
  */
-int spawn(char *args[], pid_t *cpid, int *exitcode, int *signal, int (*cfunc)(const void *),
+int spawn(char *args[], int *cpid, int *exitcode, int *signal, int (*cfunc)(const void *),
           const void *carg)
 {
     if (exitcode)
         *exitcode = -1;
 
-    pid_t pid = fork();
+    int pid = fork();
     ERRCHK_RET_ERN(pid == -1);
 
     /* Child process */
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int get_config_dir(char *buf, size_t len, char *name)
     return get_xdg_dir(buf, len, "XDG_CONFIG_HOME", ".config", name);
 }
 
-int mkpath(char* file_path, mode_t mode)
+int mkpath(char* file_path, int mode)
 {
     for (char* p = strchr(file_path + 1, '/'); p; p = strchr(p + 1, '/')) {
         *p = '\0';
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 87ded5d..04f0380 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 extern char *program;
 
 int spawn_redirect(const void *arg);
-int spawn_wait(pid_t pid, int *exitcode, int *signal);
-int spawn(char *args[], pid_t *cpid, int *exitcode, int *signal,
+int spawn_wait(int pid, int *exitcode, int *signal);
+int spawn(char *args[], int *cpid, int *exitcode, int *signal,
           int (*cfunc)(const void *), const void *carg);
 
 int strcmpnull(const char *s1, const char *s2);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int strlennull(const char *s);
 int get_cache_dir(char *buf, size_t len, char *name);
 int get_config_dir(char *buf, size_t len, char *name);
 
-int mkpath(char* file_path, mode_t mode);
+int mkpath(char* file_path, int mode);
 const char *get_ext(const char *path);
 
 #endif