diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebugEvent.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebugEvent.cpp
index 5538550813..0891249d44 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebugEvent.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebugEvent.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ SingleStepEvent::SingleStepEvent(team_id team, thread_id thread,
 
 
 ExceptionOccurredEvent::ExceptionOccurredEvent(team_id team, thread_id thread,
-	uint32 exception)
+	debug_exception_type exception)
 	:
 	DebugEvent(B_DEBUGGER_MESSAGE_EXCEPTION_OCCURRED, team, thread),
 	fException(exception)
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebugEvent.h b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebugEvent.h
index c53087c0bf..f81a5e4ee9 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebugEvent.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebugEvent.h
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ public:
 class ExceptionOccurredEvent : public DebugEvent {
 public:
 								ExceptionOccurredEvent(team_id team,
-									thread_id thread, uint32 exception);
+									thread_id thread,
+									debug_exception_type exception);
 
-			uint32				Exception() const	{ return fException; }
+			debug_exception_type Exception() const	{ return fException; }
 
 private:
-			uint32				fException;
+			debug_exception_type fException;
 };