diff --git a/src/lib/platform/XDGKeyUtil.cpp b/src/lib/platform/XDGKeyUtil.cpp
index 71276a4de..572b475e5 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/XDGKeyUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/XDGKeyUtil.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ KeyID XDGKeyUtil::mapKeySymToKeyID(KeySym k)
   }
 }
 
-std::uint32_t XDGKeyUtil::getModifierBitForKeySym(KeySym keysym)
+uint32_t XDGKeyUtil::getModifierBitForKeySym(KeySym keysym)
 {
   switch (keysym) {
   case XKB_KEY_Shift_L:
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/XDGKeyUtil.h b/src/lib/platform/XDGKeyUtil.h
index 3e6cefeb4..fec7d8ead 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/XDGKeyUtil.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/XDGKeyUtil.h
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ public:
   Converts a KeySym to the equivalent KeyID.  Returns kKeyNone if the
   KeySym cannot be mapped.
   */
-  static std::uint32_t mapKeySymToKeyID(KeySym);
+  static uint32_t mapKeySymToKeyID(KeySym);
 
   //! Convert KeySym to corresponding KeyModifierMask
   /*!
   Converts a KeySym to the corresponding KeyModifierMask, or 0 if the
   KeySym is not a modifier.
   */
-  static std::uint32_t getModifierBitForKeySym(KeySym keysym);
+  static uint32_t getModifierBitForKeySym(KeySym keysym);
 
 private:
   static const KeySymMap s_keySymToUCS4;