diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
index 5cb4f8fc4..49c1bbca3 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
 
     bool verify(WiFiClient& client, const char* host) override
     {
-        auto wcs = reinterpret_cast<WiFiClientSecure&>(client);
+        auto wcs = static_cast<WiFiClientSecure&>(client);
         return wcs.verify(_fingerprint.c_str(), host);
     }