diff --git a/ip6tables-standalone.c b/ip6tables-standalone.c
index 5bdcd4f..9a0b2b3 100644
--- a/ip6tables-standalone.c
+++ b/ip6tables-standalone.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 	char *table = "filter";
-	ip6tc_handle_t handle = NULL;
+	struct ip6tc_handle *handle = NULL;
 
 	program_name = "ip6tables";
 	program_version = XTABLES_VERSION;