diff --git a/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp.c.v b/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp.c.v
index 5302181abf..b8b9400352 100644
--- a/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp.c.v
+++ b/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp.c.v
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ pub fn frame_duration() f64 {
 
 // write string into clipboard
 [inline]
-pub fn set_clipboard_string(str &char) {
+pub fn set_clipboard_string(str &u8) {
 	C.sapp_set_clipboard_string(str)
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp_funcs.c.v b/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp_funcs.c.v
index ec541629dc..ab6024d308 100644
--- a/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp_funcs.c.v
+++ b/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp_funcs.c.v
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ fn C.sapp_frame_count() u64
 fn C.sapp_frame_duration() f64
 
 // write string into clipboard
-fn C.sapp_set_clipboard_string(str &byte)
+fn C.sapp_set_clipboard_string(str &u8)
 
 // read string from clipboard (usually during SAPP_EVENTTYPE_CLIPBOARD_PASTED)
-fn C.sapp_get_clipboard_string() &byte
+fn C.sapp_get_clipboard_string() &u8
 
 // set the window title (only on desktop platforms)
 fn C.sapp_set_window_title(&char)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn C.sapp_set_window_title(&char)
 fn C.sapp_get_num_dropped_files() int
 
 // Get the file path of the droped file
-fn C.sapp_get_dropped_file_path(int) &byte
+fn C.sapp_get_dropped_file_path(int) &u8
 
 // special run-function for SOKOL_NO_ENTRY (in standard mode this is an empty stub)
 fn C.sapp_run(desc &Desc) int
diff --git a/vlib/sqlite/orm.v b/vlib/sqlite/orm.v
index f2e9310bed..c56b52f84d 100644
--- a/vlib/sqlite/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/sqlite/orm.v
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ fn sqlite_stmt_binder(stmt Stmt, d orm.QueryData, query string, mut c &int) ? {
 fn bind(stmt Stmt, c &int, data orm.Primitive) int {
 	mut err := 0
 	match data {
-		i8, i16, int, byte, u16, u32, bool {
+		i8, i16, int, u8, u16, u32, bool {
 			err = stmt.bind_int(c, int(data))
 		}
 		i64, u64 {