diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/ldap.c b/plugins/sudoers/ldap.c
index 517eae928..03a31f5ae 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/ldap.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/ldap.c
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ sudo_ldap_check_runas_group(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry)
 static bool
 sudo_ldap_check_runas(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry)
 {
-    bool user_matched = UNSPEC;
-    bool group_matched = UNSPEC;
+    int user_matched = UNSPEC;
+    int group_matched = UNSPEC;
     debug_decl(sudo_ldap_check_runas, SUDOERS_DEBUG_LDAP)
 
     if (!entry)
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/sssd.c b/plugins/sudoers/sssd.c
index a274e34c2..f77f2c3e1 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/sssd.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/sssd.c
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ sudo_sss_check_runas_group(struct sudo_sss_handle *handle, struct sss_sudo_rule
 static bool
 sudo_sss_check_runas(struct sudo_sss_handle *handle, struct sss_sudo_rule *rule)
 {
-    bool user_matched = UNSPEC;
-    bool group_matched = UNSPEC;
+    int user_matched = UNSPEC;
+    int group_matched = UNSPEC;
     debug_decl(sudo_sss_check_runas, SUDOERS_DEBUG_SSSD);
 
     if (rule == NULL)