diff --git a/src/spell.c b/src/spell.c
index 259f6d7..610c7b8 100644
--- a/src/spell.c
+++ b/src/spell.c
@@ -9037,7 +9037,7 @@
     afffile_T	*(afile[8]);
     int		i;
     int		len;
-    struct stat	st;
+    stat_T	st;
     int		error = FALSE;
     spellinfo_T spin;