diff --git a/bindings/java/src/jni/vmware/javavmware.c b/bindings/java/src/jni/vmware/javavmware.c
index 74745c43..3bfb0405 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/jni/vmware/javavmware.c
+++ b/bindings/java/src/jni/vmware/javavmware.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void VMWARE_JNI(VM_connect)
     const char *config =
         JENV->GetStringUTFChars(env, jconfig, NULL);    
 
-    jboolean retval =
+    Bool retval =
         VMControl_VMConnectEx(vm, params, config, mks);
 
     JENV->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, jconfig, config);