diff --git a/evtone.c b/evtone.c
index f85fbf6..0469246 100644
--- a/evtone.c
+++ b/evtone.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
   event.type = EV_SND;
   event.code = SND_TONE;
   event.value = tone_hz;
-  if (write(device, &event, sizeof(struct input_event)) != sizeof(event)) {
+  if (write(device, &event, sizeof(event)) != sizeof(event)) {
     fprintf(stdout, "Couldn't write %iHz SND_TONE event to device: %s\n",
             tone_hz, strerror(errno));
     return 1;