diff --git a/container/seccomp/libseccomp.go b/container/seccomp/libseccomp.go
index 345586b..c355029 100644
--- a/container/seccomp/libseccomp.go
+++ b/container/seccomp/libseccomp.go
@@ -54,10 +54,19 @@ func (e *LibraryError) Is(err error) bool {
 }
 
 type (
+	// scmpUint is equivalent to [ScmpUint].
+	scmpUint = C.uint
+	// ScmpUint is equivalent to C.uint.
+	ScmpUint uint32
+	// scmpInt is equivalent to [ScmpInt].
+	scmpInt = C.int
+	// ScmpInt is equivalent to C.int.
+	ScmpInt int32
+
 	// ScmpSyscall represents a syscall number passed to libseccomp via [NativeRule.Syscall].
-	ScmpSyscall C.int
+	ScmpSyscall ScmpInt
 	// ScmpErrno represents an errno value passed to libseccomp via [NativeRule.Errno].
-	ScmpErrno C.int
+	ScmpErrno ScmpInt
 
 	// A NativeRule specifies an arch-specific action taken by seccomp under certain conditions.
 	NativeRule struct {
@@ -182,9 +191,12 @@ func Export(rules []NativeRule, flags ExportFlag) (data []byte, err error) {
 // Errors returned by libseccomp is wrapped in [LibraryError].
 func Load(rules []NativeRule, flags ExportFlag) error { return makeFilter(rules, flags, nil) }
 
-// ScmpCompare is the equivalent of scmp_compare;
-// Comparison operators
-type ScmpCompare = C.enum_scmp_compare
+type (
+	// Comparison operators.
+	scmpCompare = C.enum_scmp_compare
+	// ScmpCompare is equivalent to enum scmp_compare;
+	ScmpCompare ScmpUint
+)
 
 const (
 	_SCMP_CMP_MIN = C._SCMP_CMP_MIN
@@ -210,17 +222,15 @@ const (
 type (
 	// Argument datum.
 	scmpDatum = C.scmp_datum_t
-
 	// ScmpDatum is equivalent to scmp_datum_t.
 	ScmpDatum uint64
 
 	// Argument / Value comparison definition.
 	scmpArgCmp = C.struct_scmp_arg_cmp
-
 	// ScmpArgCmp is equivalent to struct scmp_arg_cmp.
 	ScmpArgCmp struct {
 		// argument number, starting at 0
-		Arg C.uint
+		Arg ScmpUint
 		// the comparison op, e.g. SCMP_CMP_*
 		Op ScmpCompare
 
diff --git a/container/seccomp/syscall_test.go b/container/seccomp/syscall_test.go
index 151f632..98076cf 100644
--- a/container/seccomp/syscall_test.go
+++ b/container/seccomp/syscall_test.go
@@ -23,17 +23,41 @@ func TestSyscallResolveName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRuleSize(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRuleType(t *testing.T) {
+	assertKind[ScmpUint, scmpUint](t)
+	assertKind[ScmpInt, scmpInt](t)
+
 	assertSize[NativeRule, syscallRule](t)
-	assertSize[ScmpDatum, scmpDatum](t)
+	assertKind[ScmpDatum, scmpDatum](t)
+	assertKind[ScmpCompare, scmpCompare](t)
 	assertSize[ScmpArgCmp, scmpArgCmp](t)
 }
 
 // assertSize asserts that native and equivalent are of the same size.
 func assertSize[native, equivalent any](t *testing.T) {
-	got := unsafe.Sizeof(*new(native))
-	want := unsafe.Sizeof(*new(equivalent))
+	t.Helper()
+
+	got, want := unsafe.Sizeof(*new(native)), unsafe.Sizeof(*new(equivalent))
 	if got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: %d, want %d", reflect.TypeFor[native]().Name(), got, want)
 	}
 }
+
+// assertKind asserts that native and equivalent are of the same kind.
+func assertKind[native, equivalent any](t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	assertSize[native, equivalent](t)
+	nativeType, equivalentType := reflect.TypeFor[native](), reflect.TypeFor[equivalent]()
+	got, want := nativeType.Kind(), equivalentType.Kind()
+
+	if got == reflect.Invalid || want == reflect.Invalid {
+		t.Fatalf("%s: invalid call to assertKind", nativeType.Name())
+	}
+	if got == reflect.Struct {
+		t.Fatalf("%s: struct is unsupported by assertKind", nativeType.Name())
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("%s: %s, want %s", nativeType.Name(), nativeType.Kind(), equivalentType.Kind())
+	}
+}