diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_assert.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_assert.h
index c2ecadbcf..9d6cba57f 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_assert.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_assert.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct SDL_AssertData
 {
-    int always_ignore;
+    SDL_bool always_ignore;
     unsigned int trigger_count;
     const char *condition;
     const char *filename;
diff --git a/src/SDL_assert.c b/src/SDL_assert.c
index 3f0d50905..938008c00 100644
--- a/src/SDL_assert.c
+++ b/src/SDL_assert.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ SDL_AssertState SDL_ReportAssertion(SDL_AssertData *data, const char *func, cons
     switch (state) {
     case SDL_ASSERTION_ALWAYS_IGNORE:
         state = SDL_ASSERTION_IGNORE;
-        data->always_ignore = 1;
+        data->always_ignore = SDL_TRUE;
         break;
 
     case SDL_ASSERTION_IGNORE: