diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h.in b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h.in
index d1d4c49352..837c84714c 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h.in
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h.in
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class MeshProxyList;
 #endif
 
 namespace entity {
-enum class HostType {
+enum class HostType : uint8_t {
     DOMAIN = 0,
     AVATAR,
     LOCAL
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/TextVerticalAlignment.h b/libraries/shared/src/TextVerticalAlignment.h
index 67dc5162b4..889171b97d 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/TextVerticalAlignment.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/TextVerticalAlignment.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * @typedef {string} Entities.TextVerticalAlignment
  */
 
-enum class TextVerticalAlignment {
+enum class TextVerticalAlignment : uint8_t {
     TOP = 0,
     BOTTOM,
     CENTER,