diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem.c b/filesystem/filesystem.c
index e27d88a9..bdd00626 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem.c
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem.c
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #endif
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
-#if XASH_LINUX
-#include <sys/inotify.h>
-#endif
 #include "port.h"
 #include "const.h"
 #include "crtlib.h"
@@ -2106,7 +2103,7 @@ FS_UnGetc
 Put a character back into the read buffer (only supports one character!)
 ====================
 */
-int FS_UnGetc( file_t *file, byte c )
+int FS_UnGetc( file_t *file, char c )
 {
 	// If there's already a character waiting to be read
 	if( file->ungetc != EOF )
@@ -2123,7 +2120,7 @@ FS_Gets
 Same as fgets
 ====================
 */
-int FS_Gets( file_t *file, byte *string, size_t bufsize )
+int FS_Gets( file_t *file, char *string, size_t bufsize )
 {
 	int	c, end = 0;
 
@@ -2145,7 +2142,7 @@ int FS_Gets( file_t *file, byte *string, size_t bufsize )
 		c = FS_Getc( file );
 
 		if( c != '\n' )
-			FS_UnGetc( file, (byte)c );
+			FS_UnGetc( file, c );
 	}
 
 	return c;
diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem.h b/filesystem/filesystem.h
index d53dfc24..e38ebe03 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem.h
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem.h
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ typedef struct fs_api_t
 	qboolean (*Eof)( file_t *file );
 	int (*Flush)( file_t *file );
 	int (*Close)( file_t *file );
-	int (*Gets)( file_t *file, byte *string, size_t bufsize );
-	int (*UnGetc)( file_t *file, byte c );
+	int (*Gets)( file_t *file, char *string, size_t bufsize );
+	int (*UnGetc)( file_t *file, char c );
 	int (*Getc)( file_t *file );
 	int (*VPrintf)( file_t *file, const char *format, va_list ap );
 	int (*Printf)( file_t *file, const char *format, ... ) _format( 2 );
diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h b/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
index 83d2fa78..51748b22 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ fs_offset_t FS_Tell( file_t *file );
 qboolean FS_Eof( file_t *file );
 int FS_Flush( file_t *file );
 int FS_Close( file_t *file );
-int FS_Gets( file_t *file, byte *string, size_t bufsize );
-int FS_UnGetc( file_t *file, byte c );
+int FS_Gets( file_t *file, char *string, size_t bufsize );
+int FS_UnGetc( file_t *file, char c );
 int FS_Getc( file_t *file );
 int FS_VPrintf( file_t *file, const char *format, va_list ap );
 int FS_Printf( file_t *file, const char *format, ... ) _format( 2 );