diff --git a/include/misc.h b/include/misc.h
index 616670f..be2a286 100644
--- a/include/misc.h
+++ b/include/misc.h
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ ChannelList *	BX_prepare_command (int *, char *, int);
 	void		read_clonelist(int);
 	void		read_clonenotify(int);
 	void		read_netfinger(int);
-	int		BX_write_sockets(int, unsigned char *, int, int);
-	int		BX_read_sockets(int, unsigned char *, int);
+	int		BX_write_sockets(int, char *, int, int);
+	int		BX_read_sockets(int, char *, int);
 	unsigned long	BX_set_socketflags(int, unsigned long);
 	void		*BX_get_socketinfo(int);
 	void		BX_set_socketinfo(int, void *);
diff --git a/include/modval.h b/include/modval.h
index cc9ff91..fb2ae5a 100644
--- a/include/modval.h
+++ b/include/modval.h
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ extern Function_ptr *global;
 #define set_socketflags (*(unsigned long (*)(int , unsigned long ))global[SET_SOCKETFLAGS])
 #define get_socketflags (*(unsigned long (*)(int ))global[GET_SOCKETFLAGS])
 #define check_socket (*(int (*)(int ))global[CHECK_SOCKET])
-#define read_sockets (*(int (*)(int , unsigned char *, int ))global[READ_SOCKETS])
-#define write_sockets (*(int (*)(int , unsigned char *, int , int ))global[WRITE_SOCKETS])
+#define read_sockets (*(int (*)(int , char *, int ))global[READ_SOCKETS])
+#define write_sockets (*(int (*)(int , char *, int , int ))global[WRITE_SOCKETS])
 #define get_max_fd (*(int (*)(void ))global[GET_MAX_FD])
 #define new_close (*(int (*)(int ))global[NEW_CLOSE])
 #define new_open (*(int (*)(int ))global[NEW_OPEN])
diff --git a/source/misc.c b/source/misc.c
index 8b3aa32..912028a 100644
--- a/source/misc.c
+++ b/source/misc.c
@@ -3575,13 +3575,13 @@ int check_dcc_socket(int s)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int BX_write_sockets(int s, unsigned char *str, int len, int nl)
+int BX_write_sockets(int s, char *str, int len, int nl)
 {
 	if (s < 1)
 		return -1;
 	if (nl)
 	{
-		unsigned char *buf;
+		char *buf;
 		buf = alloca(strlen(str)+4);
 		strcpy(buf, str);
 		strcat(buf, "\r\n");
@@ -3591,7 +3591,7 @@ int BX_write_sockets(int s, unsigned char *str, int len, int nl)
 	return write(s, str, len);
 }
 
-int BX_read_sockets(int s, unsigned char *str, int len)
+int BX_read_sockets(int s, char *str, int len)
 {
 	if (s < 1)
 		return -1;