diff --git a/hw/xfree86/i2c/tda9850.c b/hw/xfree86/i2c/tda9850.c
index e6afd8165..5b0c581ed 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/i2c/tda9850.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/i2c/tda9850.c
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ CARD16 tda9850_getstatus(TDA9850Ptr t)
 {
 CARD16 status;
 
-I2C_WriteRead(&(t->d), NULL, 0, &status, 2); 
+I2C_WriteRead(&(t->d), NULL, 0, (I2CByte *)&status, 2); 
 return status;
 }