diff --git a/Source/CParse/templ.c b/Source/CParse/templ.c
index 4bb63fa70..c239874b8 100644
--- a/Source/CParse/templ.c
+++ b/Source/CParse/templ.c
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@ template_locate(String *name, Parm *tparms) {
     if (t) {
       String *tbase = SwigType_base(t);
       t = SwigType_default(t);
+      Replaceid(t,"enum SWIGTYPE",tbase);
       Replaceid(t,"SWIGTYPE",tbase);
-      Replaceid(t,"SWIGENUM",tbase);
       Printf(rname,"%s",t);
       Delete(t);
     } else {
diff --git a/Source/Swig/stype.c b/Source/Swig/stype.c
index 77dd6aa5d..438613512 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/stype.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/stype.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int SwigType_issimple(SwigType *t) {
  *     Arrays:        a().SWIGTYPE
  *     Types:         SWIGTYPE
  *     MemberPointer: m(CLASS).SWIGTYPE
- *     Enums:         enum SWIGENUM
+ *     Enums:         enum SWIGTYPE
  *
  * Note: if this function is applied to a primitive type, it returns NULL.  This
  * allows recursive application for special types like arrays.