diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 1df02c1f50..45cb99a561 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -3279,7 +3279,7 @@ remoteDispatchAuthList(virNetServerPtr server,
     if (VIR_ALLOC_N(ret->types.types_val, ret->types.types_len) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    switch (auth) {
+    switch ((virNetServerServiceAuthMethods) auth) {
     case VIR_NET_SERVER_SERVICE_AUTH_NONE:
         ret->types.types_val[0] = REMOTE_AUTH_NONE;
         break;
@@ -3289,8 +3289,6 @@ remoteDispatchAuthList(virNetServerPtr server,
     case VIR_NET_SERVER_SERVICE_AUTH_SASL:
         ret->types.types_val[0] = REMOTE_AUTH_SASL;
         break;
-    default:
-        ret->types.types_val[0] = REMOTE_AUTH_NONE;
     }
 
     rv = 0;
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.h b/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.h
index 9afa0b13db..5d8c583db2 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.h
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 # include "virnetserverprogram.h"
 # include "virobject.h"
 
-enum {
+typedef enum {
     VIR_NET_SERVER_SERVICE_AUTH_NONE = 0,
     VIR_NET_SERVER_SERVICE_AUTH_SASL,
     VIR_NET_SERVER_SERVICE_AUTH_POLKIT,
-};
+} virNetServerServiceAuthMethods;
 
 typedef int (*virNetServerServiceDispatchFunc)(virNetServerServicePtr svc,
                                                virNetSocketPtr sock,