diff --git a/include/mimalloc/atomic.h b/include/mimalloc/atomic.h
index afd8d647..d5333dd9 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc/atomic.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc/atomic.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static inline uintptr_t mi_atomic_load_explicit(_Atomic(uintptr_t) const* p, mi_
 #else
   uintptr_t x = *p;
   if (mo > mi_memory_order_relaxed) {
-    while (!mi_atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(p, &x, x, mo, mi_memory_order_relaxed)) { /* nothing */ };
+    while (!mi_atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit((_Atomic(uintptr_t)*)p, &x, x, mo, mi_memory_order_relaxed)) { /* nothing */ };
   }
   return x;
 #endif