diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/state.c b/src/cc/rogue/state.c
index 60d8648bd..777981ae3 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/state.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/state.c
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ void rogue_restoreobject(THING *o,struct rogue_packitem *item)
     o->o_flags |= ISKNOW;
 }
 
-void rogue_packitemstr(*packitemstr,struct rogue_packitem *item);
+void rogue_packitemstr(char *packitemstr,struct rogue_packitem *item);
 {
     THING *obj = new_item();
     rogue_restoreobject(obj,item);
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue_rpc.cpp b/src/cc/rogue_rpc.cpp
index cff2aafc0..e51c47442 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue_rpc.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/rogue_rpc.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct rogue_player
 };
 int32_t rogue_replay2(uint8_t *newdata,uint64_t seed,char *keystrokes,int32_t num,struct rogue_player *player);
 #define ROGUE_DECLARED_PACK
-void rogue_packitemstr(*packitemstr,struct rogue_packitem *item);
+void rogue_packitemstr(char *packitemstr,struct rogue_packitem *item);
 
 CScript rogue_newgameopret(int64_t buyin,int32_t maxplayers)
 {