diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/wav/rwav.c b/libretro-common/formats/wav/rwav.c
index 567633c7f7..4929495db0 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/wav/rwav.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/wav/rwav.c
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ int rwav_iterate(rwav_iterator_t *iter)
    return RWAV_ITERATE_ERROR;
 }
 
-int rwav_load(rwav_t* out, const void* buf, size_t size)
+enum rwav_state rwav_load(rwav_t* out, const void* buf, size_t size)
 {
-   int res;
+   enum rwav_state res;
    rwav_iterator_t iter;
 
    iter.out             = NULL;
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/formats/rwav.h b/libretro-common/include/formats/rwav.h
index f27018aa79..0c7b705d23 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/formats/rwav.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/formats/rwav.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int rwav_iterate(rwav_iterator_t *iter);
 /**
  * Loads the entire data in one go.
  */
-int rwav_load(rwav_t* out, const void* buf, size_t size);
+enum rwav_state rwav_load(rwav_t* out, const void* buf, size_t size);
 
 /**
  * Frees parsed wave data.