diff --git a/include/ipmitool/ipmi_channel.h b/include/ipmitool/ipmi_channel.h
index d9be57e..41f1b88 100644
--- a/include/ipmitool/ipmi_channel.h
+++ b/include/ipmitool/ipmi_channel.h
@@ -89,10 +89,16 @@ struct channel_info_t {
 	uint8_t aux_info[2];
 };
 
-/* (22.23) Get Channel Access */
+
+/* (22.22 / 22.23) Set/Get Channel Access */
+typedef enum {
+    ALERTING_ENABLED = 0,
+    ALERTING_DISABLED = (1 << 5) /* See Table 22 */
+} alerting_t;
+
 struct channel_access_t {
 	uint8_t access_mode;
-	uint8_t alerting;
+	alerting_t alerting;
 	uint8_t channel;
 	uint8_t per_message_auth;
 	uint8_t privilege_limit;
diff --git a/lib/ipmi_lanp.c b/lib/ipmi_lanp.c
index 16c0d9a..fe0046f 100644
--- a/lib/ipmi_lanp.c
+++ b/lib/ipmi_lanp.c
@@ -1026,10 +1026,10 @@ ipmi_set_alert_enable(struct ipmi_intf *intf, uint8_t channel, uint8_t enable)
 				channel);
 		return (-1);
 	}
-	if (enable != 0) {
-		channel_access.alerting = 1;
+	if (enable) {
+		channel_access.alerting = ALERTING_ENABLED;
 	} else {
-		channel_access.alerting = 0;
+		channel_access.alerting = ALERTING_DISABLED;
 	}
 	/* non-volatile */
 	ccode = _ipmi_set_channel_access(intf, channel_access, 1, 0);