diff --git a/ffmpegaudio.cc b/ffmpegaudio.cc
index 04c35d85..c1d9aaac 100644
--- a/ffmpegaudio.cc
+++ b/ffmpegaudio.cc
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ AudioPlayer::~AudioPlayer()
   ao_shutdown();
 }
 
-void AudioPlayer::playMemory( const void * ptr, int size )
+void AudioPlayer::playMemory( const char * ptr, int size )
 {
   emit cancelPlaying( false );
-  QByteArray audioData( ( char * )ptr, size );
+  QByteArray audioData( ptr, size );
   DecoderThread * thread = new DecoderThread( audioData, this );
 
   connect( thread, SIGNAL( error( QString ) ), this, SIGNAL( error( QString ) ) );
diff --git a/ffmpegaudio.hh b/ffmpegaudio.hh
index 866edf8d..dd10cd4b 100644
--- a/ffmpegaudio.hh
+++ b/ffmpegaudio.hh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AudioPlayer : public QObject
 
 public:
   static AudioPlayer & instance();
-  void playMemory( const void * ptr, int size );
+  void playMemory( const char * ptr, int size );
   void stop();
 
 signals: