diff --git a/c-ext/python-zstandard.h b/c-ext/python-zstandard.h
index e0335c55..f852a86a 100644
--- a/c-ext/python-zstandard.h
+++ b/c-ext/python-zstandard.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t outSize;
     int entered;
     int closing;
-    int closed;
+    char closed;
     int writeReturnRead;
     int closefd;
     unsigned long long bytesCompressed;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ typedef struct {
     int closefd;
 
     int entered;
-    int closed;
+    char closed;
     unsigned long long bytesCompressed;
 
     ZSTD_inBuffer input;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ typedef struct {
     /* Whether the context manager is active. */
     int entered;
     /* Whether we've closed the stream. */
-    int closed;
+    char closed;
 
     /* Number of bytes decompressed and returned to user. */
     unsigned long long bytesDecompressed;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t outSize;
     int entered;
     int closing;
-    int closed;
+    char closed;
     int writeReturnRead;
     int closefd;
 } ZstdDecompressionWriter;
diff --git a/docs/news.rst b/docs/news.rst
index 4bc3d7d6..8f873653 100644
--- a/docs/news.rst
+++ b/docs/news.rst
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ Other Actions Not Blocking Release
 0.17.0 (not yet released)
 =========================
 
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+* The `ZstdCompressionReader`, `ZstdCompressionWriter`,
+  `ZstdDecompressionReader`, and `ZstdDecompressionWriter` types in the C
+  backend now tracks their `closed` attribute using the proper C type. Before,
+  due to a mismatch between the C struct type and the type declared to Python,
+  Python could read the wrong bits on platforms like s390x and incorrectly
+  report the value of the `closed` attribute to Python. (#105, #164)
+
 Changes
 -------