diff --git a/lib/frrscript.c b/lib/frrscript.c
index 9b27ca7459..246ae25fd7 100644
--- a/lib/frrscript.c
+++ b/lib/frrscript.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 struct encoder {
 	char *typename;
-	int (*encoder)(struct lua_State *, const void *);
+	encoder_func encoder;
 };
 
 struct hash *encoder_hash;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int frrscript_lua_call(struct frrscript *fs, ...)
 }
 
 void frrscript_register_type_encoder(const char *typename,
-				     int (*encoder)(lua_State *L, void *))
+				     encoder_func encoder)
 {
 	struct encoder e = {
 		.typename = (char *) typename,
diff --git a/lib/frrscript.h b/lib/frrscript.h
index 2988d90aa8..6891200def 100644
--- a/lib/frrscript.h
+++ b/lib/frrscript.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define FRRSCRIPT_PATH "/etc/frr/scripts"
 
+typedef int (*encoder_func)(struct lua_State *, const void *);
+
 struct frrscript {
 	/* Script name */
 	char *name;
@@ -59,8 +61,7 @@ void frrscript_unload(struct frrscript *fs);
  *    associated with the chosen 'tname' to the provided stack.
  *
  */
-void frrscript_register_type_encoder(const char *tname,
-				     int (*encoder)(lua_State *, void *));
+void frrscript_register_type_encoder(const char *tname, encoder_func encoder);
 
 /*
  * Initialize scripting subsystem. Call this before anything else.