diff --git a/lib/libedit/eln.c b/lib/libedit/eln.c
index 013aa3e04093..7ecdb3918a57 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/eln.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/eln.c
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ el_get(EditLine *el, int op, ...)
 		ret = el_wget(el, op, va_arg(ap, const char **));
 		break;
 
-	case EL_SIGNAL:         /* int * */
+	case EL_SIGNAL:         /* int */
 	case EL_EDITMODE:
 	case EL_UNBUFFERED:
 	case EL_PREP_TERM:
-		ret = el_wget(el, op, va_arg(ap, int *));
+		ret = el_wget(el, op, va_arg(ap, int));
 		break;
 
 	case EL_GETTC: {