diff --git a/src/e-util/e-spell-checker.c b/src/e-util/e-spell-checker.c
index fc5a0ff8b4..5ae1fa66a4 100644
--- a/src/e-util/e-spell-checker.c
+++ b/src/e-util/e-spell-checker.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "evolution-config.h"
 
+#include <enchant.h>
+
 #include "e-spell-checker.h"
 #include "e-spell-dictionary.h"
 
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ e_spell_checker_ref_dictionary (ESpellChecker *checker,
  *
  * Returns: the #EnchantDict for @language_code, or %NULL
  **/
-EnchantDict *
+gpointer
 e_spell_checker_get_enchant_dict (ESpellChecker *checker,
                                   const gchar *language_code)
 {
diff --git a/src/e-util/e-spell-checker.h b/src/e-util/e-spell-checker.h
index 690401b8f9..76bac68dcc 100644
--- a/src/e-util/e-spell-checker.h
+++ b/src/e-util/e-spell-checker.h
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ guint		e_spell_checker_count_available_dicts
 ESpellDictionary *
 		e_spell_checker_ref_dictionary	(ESpellChecker *checker,
 						 const gchar *language_code);
-EnchantDict *	e_spell_checker_get_enchant_dict
+gpointer /* EnchantDict * */
+		e_spell_checker_get_enchant_dict
 						(ESpellChecker *checker,
 						 const gchar *language_code);
 gboolean	e_spell_checker_get_language_active
diff --git a/src/e-util/e-spell-dictionary.c b/src/e-util/e-spell-dictionary.c
index f4f8db920d..a9e51f7f6e 100644
--- a/src/e-util/e-spell-dictionary.c
+++ b/src/e-util/e-spell-dictionary.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "evolution-config.h"
 
+#include <enchant.h>
+
 #include "e-util-private.h"
 #include "e-spell-dictionary.h"
 #include "e-spell-checker.h"
@@ -437,7 +439,7 @@ e_spell_dictionary_init (ESpellDictionary *dictionary)
 
 ESpellDictionary *
 e_spell_dictionary_new (ESpellChecker *spell_checker,
-                        EnchantDict *enchant_dict)
+                        gpointer enchant_dict)
 {
 	ESpellDictionary *dictionary;
 
diff --git a/src/e-util/e-spell-dictionary.h b/src/e-util/e-spell-dictionary.h
index 83b0fc43ac..1bf1bfa251 100644
--- a/src/e-util/e-spell-dictionary.h
+++ b/src/e-util/e-spell-dictionary.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #define E_SPELL_DICTIONARY_H
 
 #include <glib-object.h>
-#include <enchant.h>
 
 /* Standard GObject macros */
 #define E_TYPE_SPELL_DICTIONARY \
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ struct _ESpellDictionaryClass {
 GType		e_spell_dictionary_get_type	(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 ESpellDictionary *
 		e_spell_dictionary_new		(struct _ESpellChecker *spell_checker,
-						 EnchantDict *enchant_dict);
+						 gpointer enchant_dict); /* EnchantDict * */
 ESpellDictionary *
 		e_spell_dictionary_new_bare	(struct _ESpellChecker *spell_checker,
 						 const gchar *language_tag);