diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFLoad.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFLoad.cpp
index 42cba3a50d..1abe69551d 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFLoad.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFLoad.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ GIFLoad::InitFrame(int size)
 }
 
 
-uchar*
+unsigned char*
 GIFLoad::MemblockAllocate(int size)
 {
 	// Do 4k mallocs, keep them in a linked list, do a first fit across
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ GIFLoad::MemblockAllocate(int size)
 		if (fHeadMemblock == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 
-		uchar* value = fHeadMemblock->data;
+		unsigned char* value = fHeadMemblock->data;
 		fHeadMemblock->offset = size;
 		fHeadMemblock->next = NULL;
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ GIFLoad::MemblockAllocate(int size)
 		if (block == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 
-		uchar* value = block->data;
+		unsigned char* value = block->data;
 		block->offset = size;
 		block->next = NULL;
 		last->next = block;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFLoad.h b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFLoad.h
index e8143677ae..f4b0274404 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFLoad.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFLoad.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private:
 			short				NextCode();
 			void				ResetTable();
 
-			uchar*				MemblockAllocate(int size);
+			unsigned char*		MemblockAllocate(int size);
 			void				MemblockDeleteAll();
 
 			inline	bool		OutputColor(unsigned char* string, int size);