diff --git a/src/matrix-api.c b/src/matrix-api.c
index 1fd0189..327c10a 100644
--- a/src/matrix-api.c
+++ b/src/matrix-api.c
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ matrix_api_versions(MatrixAPI *api,
  *            finished
  * @user_data: (closure): user data to pass to the callback function
  *             @callback
- * @type: the login type to use
+ * @login_type: the login type to use
  * @content: (allow-none): parameters to pass for the login request
  * @error: return location for a #GError, or %NULL
  *
@@ -1690,14 +1690,14 @@ void
 matrix_api_login(MatrixAPI *api,
                  MatrixAPICallback callback,
                  gpointer user_data,
-                 const gchar *type,
+                 const gchar *login_type,
                  const JsonNode *content,
                  GError **error)
 {
     g_return_if_fail(MATRIX_IS_API(api));
 
     MATRIX_API_GET_IFACE(api)
-        ->login(api, callback, user_data, type, content, error);
+        ->login(api, callback, user_data, login_type, content, error);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/matrix-api.h b/src/matrix-api.h
index 22bd1c2..cf47b05 100644
--- a/src/matrix-api.h
+++ b/src/matrix-api.h
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ struct _MatrixAPIInterface {
     void (*login)(MatrixAPI *api,
                   MatrixAPICallback callback,
                   gpointer user_data,
-                  const gchar *type,
+                  const gchar *login_type,
                   const JsonNode *content,
                   GError **error);
     void (*token_refresh)(MatrixAPI *api,
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ void matrix_api_versions(MatrixAPI *api,
 void matrix_api_login(MatrixAPI *api,
                       MatrixAPICallback callback,
                       gpointer user_data,
-                      const gchar *type,
+                      const gchar *login_type,
                       const JsonNode *content,
                       GError **error);
 void matrix_api_token_refresh(MatrixAPI *api,
diff --git a/src/matrix-http-api.c b/src/matrix-http-api.c
index bf37183..1d4715e 100644
--- a/src/matrix-http-api.c
+++ b/src/matrix-http-api.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static void
 i_login(MatrixAPI *api,
         MatrixAPICallback callback,
         gpointer user_data,
-        const gchar *type,
+        const gchar *login_type,
         const JsonNode *content,
         GError **error)
 {
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ i_login(MatrixAPI *api,
 
     body = json_node_copy((JsonNode *)content);
     root_object = json_node_get_object(body);
-    json_object_set_string_member(root_object, "type", type);
+    json_object_set_string_member(root_object, "type", login_type);
 
     _send(MATRIX_HTTP_API(api),
           callback, user_data,