diff --git a/libraries/libldap/os-local.c b/libraries/libldap/os-local.c
index aef423150e..c8a871d7b1 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/os-local.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/os-local.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ sendcred:
 			int fds[2];
 			if (pipe(fds) == 0) {
 				/* Abandon, noop, has no reply */
-				struct iovec iov = {abandonPDU, sizeof(abandonPDU)};
+				struct iovec iov = {(char *)abandonPDU, sizeof(abandonPDU)};
 				struct msghdr msg = {0};
 				msg.msg_iov = &iov;
 				msg.msg_iovlen = 1;