diff --git a/elements/standard/bandwidthmeter.hh b/elements/standard/bandwidthmeter.hh
index 8cc879dcf..5e0bd91ac 100644
--- a/elements/standard/bandwidthmeter.hh
+++ b/elements/standard/bandwidthmeter.hh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ CLICK_DECLS
 
 class BandwidthMeter : public Element { protected:
 
-  RateEWMAX<RateEWMAXParameters<4, 10, uint64_t, int64_t>> _rate;
+  RateEWMA _rate;
 
   uint64_t _meter1;
   uint64_t *_meters;
diff --git a/include/click/ewma.hh b/include/click/ewma.hh
index e9dada425..d676076a9 100644
--- a/include/click/ewma.hh
+++ b/include/click/ewma.hh
@@ -490,9 +490,9 @@ class RateEWMAXParameters : public FixedEWMAXParameters<STABILITY, SCALE, T, U>
 };
 
 /** @brief A RateEWMAX with stability shift 4 (alpha 1/16), scaling factor 10
- *  (10 bits of fraction), one rate, and underlying type <code>unsigned</code>
+ *  (10 bits of fraction), one rate, and underlying type <code>uint64_t</code>
  *  that measures epochs in jiffies. */
-typedef RateEWMAX<RateEWMAXParameters<4, 10> > RateEWMA;
+typedef RateEWMAX<RateEWMAXParameters<4, 10, uint64_t, int64_t> > RateEWMA;
 
 
 template <typename P>