diff --git a/include/aiMaterial.h b/include/aiMaterial.h
index da82680d0..8488acf8c 100644
--- a/include/aiMaterial.h
+++ b/include/aiMaterial.h
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ extern "C" {
 ASSIMP_API C_ENUM aiReturn aiGetMaterialProperty(
 	 const C_STRUCT aiMaterial* pMat, 
     const char* pKey,
-	 C_ENUM aiTextureType type,
+	 unsigned int type,
     unsigned int  index,
     const C_STRUCT aiMaterialProperty** pPropOut);
 
diff --git a/include/aiMaterial.inl b/include/aiMaterial.inl
index 520e88377..b36057cf8 100644
--- a/include/aiMaterial.inl
+++ b/include/aiMaterial.inl
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ inline aiReturn aiMaterial::Get(const char* pKey,unsigned int type,
 	unsigned int iNum = pMax ? *pMax : 1;
 
 	const aiMaterialProperty* prop;
-	const aiReturn ret = ::aiGetMaterialProperty(this,pKey,(aiTextureType)type,idx,
+	const aiReturn ret = ::aiGetMaterialProperty(this,pKey,type,idx,
 		(const aiMaterialProperty**)&prop);
 	if ( AI_SUCCESS == ret )	{
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ inline aiReturn aiMaterial::Get(const char* pKey,unsigned int type,
 	unsigned int idx,Type& pOut) const
 {
 	const aiMaterialProperty* prop;
-	const aiReturn ret = ::aiGetMaterialProperty(this,pKey,(aiTextureType)type,idx,
+	const aiReturn ret = ::aiGetMaterialProperty(this,pKey,type,idx,
 		(const aiMaterialProperty**)&prop);
 	if ( AI_SUCCESS == ret )	{