diff --git a/src/xpm/create.c b/src/xpm/create.c
index a40b9882f7..bef4c7963c 100644
--- a/src/xpm/create.c
+++ b/src/xpm/create.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ AllocColor(
 static int
 AllocColor(display, colormap, colorname, xcolor, closure)
     Display *display;
-    Colormap* colormap;
+    Colormap colormap;
     char *colorname;
     XColor *xcolor;
     void *closure;		/* not used */