diff --git a/capa/rules/__init__.py b/capa/rules/__init__.py
index 7feac79e8..313011bb0 100644
--- a/capa/rules/__init__.py
+++ b/capa/rules/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import binascii
 import collections
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Literal
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from capa.helpers import assert_never
@@ -197,17 +196,22 @@ def __repr__(self):
         return str(self)
 
 
+class ComType(Enum):
+    CLASS = "class"
+    INTERFACE = "interface"
+
+
 # COM data source https://github.com/stevemk14ebr/COM-Code-Helper/tree/master
 VALID_COM_TYPES = {
-    "class": {"db_path": "assets/classes.json.gz", "prefix": "CLSID_"},
-    "interface": {"db_path": "assets/interfaces.json.gz", "prefix": "IID_"},
+    ComType.CLASS: {"db_path": "assets/classes.json.gz", "prefix": "CLSID_"},
+    ComType.INTERFACE: {"db_path": "assets/interfaces.json.gz", "prefix": "IID_"},
 }
 
-com_db_cache: Dict[str, Dict[str, List[str]]] = {}
+com_db_cache: Dict[ComType, Dict[str, List[str]]] = {}
 
 
-def load_com_database(com_type: Literal["class", "interface"]) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
-    com_db_path = capa.main.get_default_root() / VALID_COM_TYPES[com_type]["db_path"]
+def load_com_database(com_type: ComType) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
+    com_db_path: Path = capa.main.get_default_root() / VALID_COM_TYPES[com_type]["db_path"]
 
     if com_type in com_db_cache:
         # If the com database is already in the cache, return it
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ def load_com_database(com_type: Literal["class", "interface"]) -> Dict[str, List
         raise IOError(f"Error loading COM database from '{com_db_path}'") from e
 
 
-def translate_com_feature(com_name: str, com_type: Literal["class", "interface"]) -> ceng.Or:
+def translate_com_feature(com_name: str, com_type: ComType) -> ceng.Or:
     if com_type not in VALID_COM_TYPES:
         raise InvalidRule(f"Invalid COM type present {com_type}")
 
@@ -662,11 +666,11 @@ def build_statements(d, scope: str):
         return feature
 
     elif key.startswith("com/"):
-        com_type = key[len("com/") :]
-        if com_type not in VALID_COM_TYPES:
+        com_type = str(key[len("com/") :]).upper()
+        if com_type not in [item.name for item in ComType]:
             raise InvalidRule(f"unexpected COM type: {com_type}")
         value, description = parse_description(d[key], key, d.get("description"))
-        return translate_com_feature(value, com_type)
+        return translate_com_feature(value, ComType[com_type])
 
     else:
         Feature = parse_feature(key)