diff --git a/lib/printf-args.c b/lib/printf-args.c
index 2259d53..5318bcc 100644
--- a/lib/printf-args.c
+++ b/lib/printf-args.c
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@ printf_fetchargs (va_list args, arguments *a)
 	/* Although ISO C 99 7.24.1.(2) says that wint_t is "unchanged by
 	   default argument promotions", this is not the case in mingw32,
 	   where wint_t is 'unsigned short'.  */
-	ap->a.a_wide_char =
-	  (sizeof (wint_t) < sizeof (int)
-	   ? va_arg (args, int)
-	   : va_arg (args, wint_t));
+	ap->a.a_wide_char = va_arg (args, int);
 	break;
 #endif
       case TYPE_STRING:
diff --git a/lib/printf-args.h b/lib/printf-args.h
index 74a18d9..acc37f5 100644
--- a/lib/printf-args.h
+++ b/lib/printf-args.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ typedef struct
 #endif
     int				a_char;
 #if HAVE_WINT_T
-    wint_t			a_wide_char;
+    int  			a_wide_char;
 #endif
     const char*			a_string;
 #if HAVE_WCHAR_T