diff --git a/Scheduler/FIFORunner.hh b/Scheduler/FIFORunner.hh
index 9121445fecb097c6045c6eeb937ff3dbd910e2fe..adf088fbeaab98db3cc4d1d64d15ac3d5821811b 100644
--- a/Scheduler/FIFORunner.hh
+++ b/Scheduler/FIFORunner.hh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace scheduler {
 
         TaskList tasks_;
         TaskList::iterator next_;
-        int watchdogId_;
+        timer_t watchdogId_;
         std::string runningName_;
 #   ifdef SENF_DEBUG
         std::string runningBacktrace_;