diff --git a/src/lib/global/nsc.c b/src/lib/global/nsc.c
index 398c8dc4..cb411a30 100644
--- a/src/lib/global/nsc.c
+++ b/src/lib/global/nsc.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ struct castr trade_ca[] = {
 
 struct castr nat_ca[] = {
     {NSC_NATID, 0, 0, fldoff(natstr, nat_cnum), "cnum", EF_NATION},
-    {NSC_CHAR, NSC_SITYPE(nat_status), 0, fldoff(natstr, nat_stat), "stat",
+    {NSC_SITYPE(nat_status), 0, 0, fldoff(natstr, nat_stat), "stat",
      EF_BAD /* FIXME */},
     {NSC_STRINGY, 0, 20, fldoff(natstr, nat_cnam), "cname", EF_BAD},
     {NSC_STRINGY, NSC_DEITY, 20, fldoff(natstr, nat_pnam), "passwd", EF_BAD},