diff --git a/distr/flecs.h b/distr/flecs.h
index 708b49e548..d8f1b7e771 100644
--- a/distr/flecs.h
+++ b/distr/flecs.h
@@ -29299,7 +29299,7 @@ struct term_builder_i : term_ref_builder_i<Base> {
     /** Set read/write access of term. */
     Base& inout(flecs::inout_kind_t inout) {
         this->assert_term();
-        term_->inout = static_cast<ecs_inout_kind_t>(inout);
+        term_->inout = static_cast<int16_t>(inout);
         return *this;
     }
 
@@ -29313,7 +29313,7 @@ struct term_builder_i : term_ref_builder_i<Base> {
      */
     Base& inout_stage(flecs::inout_kind_t inout) {
         this->assert_term();
-        term_->inout = static_cast<ecs_inout_kind_t>(inout);
+        term_->inout = static_cast<int16_t>(inout);
         if (term_->oper != EcsNot) {
             this->src().entity(0);
         }
@@ -29364,7 +29364,7 @@ struct term_builder_i : term_ref_builder_i<Base> {
     /** Set operator of term. */
     Base& oper(flecs::oper_kind_t oper) {
         this->assert_term();
-        term_->oper = static_cast<ecs_oper_kind_t>(oper);
+        term_->oper = static_cast<int16_t>(oper);
         return *this;
     }
 
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/term/builder_i.hpp b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/term/builder_i.hpp
index be8a333fd3..af6a633b53 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/term/builder_i.hpp
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/term/builder_i.hpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ struct term_builder_i : term_ref_builder_i<Base> {
     /** Set read/write access of term. */
     Base& inout(flecs::inout_kind_t inout) {
         this->assert_term();
-        term_->inout = static_cast<ecs_inout_kind_t>(inout);
+        term_->inout = static_cast<int16_t>(inout);
         return *this;
     }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ struct term_builder_i : term_ref_builder_i<Base> {
      */
     Base& inout_stage(flecs::inout_kind_t inout) {
         this->assert_term();
-        term_->inout = static_cast<ecs_inout_kind_t>(inout);
+        term_->inout = static_cast<int16_t>(inout);
         if (term_->oper != EcsNot) {
             this->src().entity(0);
         }
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ struct term_builder_i : term_ref_builder_i<Base> {
     /** Set operator of term. */
     Base& oper(flecs::oper_kind_t oper) {
         this->assert_term();
-        term_->oper = static_cast<ecs_oper_kind_t>(oper);
+        term_->oper = static_cast<int16_t>(oper);
         return *this;
     }