diff --git a/rules.cpp b/rules.cpp
index 5a1e8101be..b6b048d84d 100644
--- a/rules.cpp
+++ b/rules.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void Rules::readFromCfg( KConfig& cfg )
     if( !var.isEmpty() || force ) \
         { \
         cfg.writeEntry( #var, cast var ); \
-        cfg.writeEntry( #var "match", var##match ); \
+        cfg.writeEntry( #var "match", (int)var##match ); \
         } \
     else \
         { \
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void Rules::readFromCfg( KConfig& cfg )
     if( var##rule != UnusedSetRule ) \
         { \
         cfg.writeEntry( #var, func ( var )); \
-        cfg.writeEntry( #var "rule", var##rule ); \
+        cfg.writeEntry( #var "rule", (int)var##rule ); \
         } \
     else \
         { \
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void Rules::readFromCfg( KConfig& cfg )
     if( var##rule != UnusedForceRule ) \
         { \
         cfg.writeEntry( #var, func ( var )); \
-        cfg.writeEntry( #var "rule", var##rule ); \
+        cfg.writeEntry( #var "rule", (int)var##rule ); \
         } \
     else \
         { \
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void Rules::write( KConfig& cfg ) const
     WRITE_FORCE_RULE( opacityinactive, );
     WRITE_FORCE_RULE( ignoreposition, );
     WRITE_SET_RULE( desktop, );
-    WRITE_FORCE_RULE( type, );
+    WRITE_FORCE_RULE( type, int );
     WRITE_SET_RULE( maximizevert, );
     WRITE_SET_RULE( maximizehoriz, );
     WRITE_SET_RULE( minimize, );
diff --git a/sm.cpp b/sm.cpp
index be74969583..7150658da3 100644
--- a/sm.cpp
+++ b/sm.cpp
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ void Workspace::storeSession( KConfig* config, SMSavePhase phase )
         QString n = QString::number(count);
         if( phase == SMSavePhase2 || phase == SMSavePhase2Full )
             {
-            config->writeEntry( QString("sessionId")+n, sessionId.data() );
-            config->writeEntry( QString("windowRole")+n, c->windowRole().data() );
-            config->writeEntry( QString("wmCommand")+n, wmCommand.data() );
-            config->writeEntry( QString("wmClientMachine")+n, c->wmClientMachine( true ).data() );
-            config->writeEntry( QString("resourceName")+n, c->resourceName().data() );
-            config->writeEntry( QString("resourceClass")+n, c->resourceClass().data() );
+            config->writeEntry( QString("sessionId")+n, sessionId.constData() );
+            config->writeEntry( QString("windowRole")+n, c->windowRole().constData() );
+            config->writeEntry( QString("wmCommand")+n, wmCommand.constData() );
+            config->writeEntry( QString("wmClientMachine")+n, c->wmClientMachine( true ).constData() );
+            config->writeEntry( QString("resourceName")+n, c->resourceName().constData() );
+            config->writeEntry( QString("resourceClass")+n, c->resourceClass().constData() );
             config->writeEntry( QString("geometry")+n,  QRect( c->calculateGravitation(TRUE), c->clientSize() ) ); // FRAME
             config->writeEntry( QString("restore")+n, c->geometryRestore() );
             config->writeEntry( QString("fsrestore")+n, c->geometryFSRestore() );