diff --git a/lib/fiddle/cparser.rb b/lib/fiddle/cparser.rb
index 264ca166..cdd139d5 100644
--- a/lib/fiddle/cparser.rb
+++ b/lib/fiddle/cparser.rb
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def parse_ctype(ty, tymap=nil)
         return TYPE_INTPTR_T
       when /\Auintptr_t(?:\s+\w+)?\z/
         return TYPE_UINTPTR_T
-      when "bool"
+      when /\Abool(?:\s+\w+)?\z/
         return TYPE_BOOL
       when /\*/, /\[[\s\d]*\]/
         return TYPE_VOIDP
diff --git a/test/fiddle/test_cparser.rb b/test/fiddle/test_cparser.rb
index f1b67476..20529115 100644
--- a/test/fiddle/test_cparser.rb
+++ b/test/fiddle/test_cparser.rb
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ def test_struct_string
       assert_equal [[TYPE_INT,TYPE_VOIDP,TYPE_VOIDP], ['x', 'cb', 'name']], parse_struct_signature('int x; void (*cb)(); const char* name')
     end
 
+    def test_struct_bool
+      assert_equal([[TYPE_INT, TYPE_BOOL], ['x', 'toggle']],
+                   parse_struct_signature('int x; bool toggle'))
+    end
+
     def test_struct_undefined
       assert_raise(DLError) { parse_struct_signature(['int i', 'DWORD cb']) }
     end