diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
index ea6850d9a..f7766d49c 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
@@ -453,9 +453,7 @@
 
 	/* max error buffer string size */
     #ifndef WOLFSSL_MAX_ERROR_SZ
-	enum {
-	    WOLFSSL_MAX_ERROR_SZ = 80
-	};
+	    #define WOLFSSL_MAX_ERROR_SZ 80
     #endif
 
 	/* stack protection */