diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/ctype.c b/dlls/msvcrt/ctype.c
index 94815b8ea18..5573608fe40 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/ctype.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/ctype.c
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ WORD MSVCRT__ctype [257] = {
  * changes to affect ctypes (i.e. isleadbyte), we use a second table
  * and update its flags whenever the current locale changes.
  */
-WORD* MSVCRT__pctype = NULL;
+unsigned short *MSVCRT__pctype = NULL;
 
 /*********************************************************************
  *		__pctype_func (MSVCRT.@)
  */
-WORD** CDECL MSVCRT___pctype_func(void)
+const unsigned short* CDECL MSVCRT___pctype_func(void)
 {
-  return &get_locale()->locinfo->pctype;
+    return get_locale()->locinfo->pctype;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/msvcrt.h b/dlls/msvcrt/msvcrt.h
index e677022f1a6..31fe71949fd 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/msvcrt.h
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/msvcrt.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ extern int MSVCRT___lc_codepage;
 extern int MSVCRT___lc_collate_cp;
 extern int MSVCRT___mb_cur_max;
 extern WORD MSVCRT__ctype [257];
-extern WORD* MSVCRT__pctype;
+extern unsigned short *MSVCRT__pctype;
 
 void   msvcrt_set_errno(int);