diff --git a/ksirc/puke/controller.cpp b/ksirc/puke/controller.cpp
index bbcf6de6..06d290fb 100644
--- a/ksirc/puke/controller.cpp
+++ b/ksirc/puke/controller.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ TQStrList PukeController::allObjects()
 void PukeController::NewConnect(int) 
 {
   int cfd;
-  ksize_t len = 0;
+  socklen_t len = 0;
   struct sockaddr_un unix_addr;
 
   cfd = accept(iListenFd, (struct sockaddr *)&unix_addr, &len);
diff --git a/ktalkd/ktalkd/machines/CMakeLists.txt b/ktalkd/ktalkd/machines/CMakeLists.txt
index 43da0e27..ae412bc8 100644
--- a/ktalkd/ktalkd/machines/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ktalkd/ktalkd/machines/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
-add_definitions( -Dksize_t=socklen_t )
-
 include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
   ${TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
diff --git a/ktalkd/ktalkd/machines/talkconn.cpp b/ktalkd/ktalkd/machines/talkconn.cpp
index a7ae93aa..3d80d809 100644
--- a/ktalkd/ktalkd/machines/talkconn.cpp
+++ b/ktalkd/ktalkd/machines/talkconn.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int TalkConnection::open_socket (struct sockaddr_in *addr, int type)
     if (newSocket <= 0)
         p_error ("Unable to open a new socket!");
 
-    ksize_t length = sizeof (*addr);
+    socklen_t length = sizeof (*addr);
     if (bind (newSocket, (struct sockaddr *) addr, length) != 0) {
         ::close (newSocket);
         p_error ("Error binding socket!");
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct in_addr TalkConnection::getReplyAddr (struct in_addr destination) {
     // by getsockname to the local machine address used to reach the daemon.
     // If it doesn't work (e.g. on SunOS and Solaris), the default machine
     // address is used instead.
-    ksize_t length = sizeof (daemon);
+    socklen_t length = sizeof (daemon);
     if ((testsock = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) >= 0 &&
         bind (testsock, (struct sockaddr *) &client, sizeof (client)) == 0 &&
         ::connect (testsock, (struct sockaddr *) &daemon,