diff --git a/kivy/graphics/tesselator.pyx b/kivy/graphics/tesselator.pyx
index bdf56d289..e1aef259b 100644
--- a/kivy/graphics/tesselator.pyx
+++ b/kivy/graphics/tesselator.pyx
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ cdef extern from "tesselator.h":
         pass
     ctypedef struct TESSalloc:
         pass
-    ctypedef enum TessElementType:
+    cdef enum TessElementType:
         TESS_POLYGONS
         TESS_CONNECTED_POLYGONS
         TESS_BOUNDARY_CONTOURS
-    ctypedef enum TessWindingRule:
+    cdef enum TessWindingRule:
         TESS_WINDING_ODD
         TESS_WINDING_NONZERO
         TESS_WINDING_POSITIVE
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 072371b0a..a220ff8e2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if PY3:  # fix error with py3's LooseVersion comparisons
 
 MIN_CYTHON_STRING = '0.20'
 MIN_CYTHON_VERSION = LooseVersion(MIN_CYTHON_STRING)
-MAX_CYTHON_STRING = '0.22'
+MAX_CYTHON_STRING = '0.23'
 MAX_CYTHON_VERSION = LooseVersion(MAX_CYTHON_STRING)
 CYTHON_UNSUPPORTED = ()