diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/APIs/c.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/APIs/c.xml
index 64378da6..94898847 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/APIs/c.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/APIs/c.xml
@@ -1178,8 +1178,8 @@
 			</Overload>
 		</KeyWord>
 		<KeyWord name="strncmp" func="yes">
-			<Overload retVal="char *" >
-				<Param name="char *s1" />
+			<Overload retVal="int" >
+				<Param name="const char *s1" />
 				<Param name="const char *s2" />
 				<Param name="size_t n" />
 			</Overload>
diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/APIs/cpp.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/APIs/cpp.xml
index b871c33d..8705e7fa 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/APIs/cpp.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/APIs/cpp.xml
@@ -1624,8 +1624,8 @@
 			</Overload>
 		</KeyWord>
 		<KeyWord name="strncmp" func="yes">
-			<Overload retVal="char *" >
-				<Param name="char *s1" />
+			<Overload retVal="int" >
+				<Param name="const char *s1" />
 				<Param name="const char *s2" />
 				<Param name="size_t n" />
 			</Overload>