diff --git a/xmlstarlet/src/xml.c b/xmlstarlet/src/xml.c
index cf47cc26..e6f19c1a 100644
--- a/xmlstarlet/src/xml.c
+++ b/xmlstarlet/src/xml.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void reportGenericError(void* ctx, const char * msg, ...) {
 /* by default all errors are reported */
 static ErrorInfo errorInfo = { NULL, NULL, VERBOSE, CONTINUE };
 
-void reportError(void *ptr, xmlErrorPtr error)
+void reportError(void *ptr, const xmlError *error)
 {
     ErrorInfo *errorInfo = (ErrorInfo*) ptr;
     assert(errorInfo);
diff --git a/xmlstarlet/src/xmlstar.h b/xmlstarlet/src/xmlstar.h
index 3e1eed35..e8d71770 100644
--- a/xmlstarlet/src/xmlstar.h
+++ b/xmlstarlet/src/xmlstar.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct _errorInfo {
     ErrorStop stop;
 } ErrorInfo;
 
-void reportError(void *ptr, xmlErrorPtr error);
+void reportError(void *ptr, const xmlError *error);
 void suppressErrors(void);
 
 typedef struct _gOptions {