diff --git a/common/skills.cpp b/common/skills.cpp
index 96b87c4a9..2eefd49c8 100644
--- a/common/skills.cpp
+++ b/common/skills.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "skills.h"
 
-bool EQEmu::IsTradeskill(uint32 skill)
+bool EQEmu::IsTradeskill(SkillUseTypes skill)
 {
 	switch (skill) {
 	case SkillFishing:
diff --git a/common/skills.h b/common/skills.h
index 15876cedc..939223e56 100644
--- a/common/skills.h
+++ b/common/skills.h
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 // for skill related helper functions
 namespace EQEmu {
-	bool IsTradeskill(uint32 skill);
+	bool IsTradeskill(SkillUseTypes skill);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/world/client.cpp b/world/client.cpp
index 9120ce70b..ad82f11fe 100644
--- a/world/client.cpp
+++ b/world/client.cpp
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ void Client::SetClassStartingSkills(PlayerProfile_Struct *pp)
 			if (i >= SkillSpecializeAbjure && i <= SkillSpecializeEvocation)
 				continue;
 
-			if (EQEmu::IsTradeskill(i) || i == SkillBegging)
+			if (EQEmu::IsTradeskill((SkillUseTypes)i) || i == SkillBegging)
 				continue;
 
 			pp->skills[i] = database.GetSkillCap(pp->class_, (SkillUseTypes)i, 1);